Senior Engineering Director, Reddit
Safety Technology
$299.2-418.8k
+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units
More information about location
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
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Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$299.2-418.8k
+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires an experienced leader with a proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and drive cross-functional collaboration
- 8+ years of experience leading technical teams and projects in the safety space
- Experience managing an organization of 30+ software engineers
- Excellent people management skills with demonstrated experience developing senior manager and director level talent at various phases of their careers
- Technical experience with content moderation and anti-spam within a consumer platform at scale
- A high degree of personal integrity and a desire to put the needs of customers, users and communities first
- Proficiency in programming languages and frameworks such as Python and Go
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles and practices, including version control, testing, and deployment
- Demonstrated ability to drive and execute complex technical projects from inception to deployment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address technical challenges effectively
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our team as the Senior Director of Safety Technology
- In this role, you will lead and manage Reddit’s Safety Technology teams, which include engineers, machine learning experts, data scientists, and threat analysts. You will be responsible for building and scaling systems that ensure the safety and security of our platform and users, tackling challenges like abuse detection, content moderation, and proactive threat mitigation
- As the Senior Director of Safety Technology, you will define and execute the vision for Reddit’s safety infrastructure, leveraging AI, ML, and data-driven engineering to protect millions of users while empowering them to engage in meaningful and authentic interactions
- Your leadership will shape the future of how Reddit safeguards its communities and builds trust on the platform
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, machine learning experts, data scientists, and threat analysts to tackle abuse and content manipulation at scale
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture that encourages innovation and accountability
- Develop team members through mentorship, career development, and strategic leadership opportunities
- Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Safety Technology, ensuring alignment with Reddit’s values and our unique approach to content moderation
- Lead the integration of Safety ML, Threat Detection, and Safety Engineering functions to deliver scalable, impactful solutions
- Stay ahead of emerging safety challenges, including generative AI safety, misinformation, and abuse prevention
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of tools and systems for abuse detection, content moderation, and threat mitigation
- Develop and scale AI and machine learning models to proactively address safety risks across the platform
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate safety technology into Reddit’s products and operations seamlessly
- Collaborate with Safety Product, Trust & Safety, Legal, and other teams to align priorities and address regulatory compliance
- Advocate for safety initiatives at the executive level and ensure proper resource allocation for critical projects
- Establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of safety initiatives and communicate progress to key stakeholders
- Drive a data-driven approach to decision-making and iterate on solutions based on impact and user feedback
Our take
Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.
The simple platform is used by more than 52 million people a day and attracts over 50 billion monthly views. While these are impressive numbers, they do pale in comparison with social media giants Facebook and Twitter, however, Reddit distinguishes itself by providing easy-to-find communities for a truly endless range of topics.
Reddit makes money through advertising as well as offering a premium ad-free membership plan. The company has enjoyed continuous user & revenue growth, acquisitions by Conde Nast in 2006 and Advance in 2011, and plans to launch an IPO bid in 2024.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time off
- 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal and professional development stipend
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Make something people love
- Evolve
- Work hard
- Default open
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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