Engineering Manager, Reddit
Ads Signals Growth
$206.7-289.4k
+ Eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$206.7-289.4k
+ Eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience partnering with product managers and designers to build new products
- (Nice to have) Experience in ads domains that leverages conversion signals, especially direct experience with Signals or Measurement
What the job involves
- As the Engineering Manager of the Ads Signals Growth team at Reddit, you will be responsible for leading the team that develops and maintains the APIs, 3P integrations and foundational infrastructure that collect and curate off-platform signals for use in advertising campaigns while complying with privacy policies
- Your primary mission will be to build and uplevel APIs, 3P integrations, foundational infrastructures, and privacy enhanced technologies so that Reddit’s Ads Signals Growth can scale with our ads business over the next several years. There is plenty of room for guiding and setting technical vision that will have a huge impact on our business
- You will own the execution of your team’s roadmap and be accountable for consistent, predictable delivery. You will ruthlessly prioritize both planned projects and emergent asks. You will coach Tech Leads on project management and empower your team to execute autonomously. You will identify risks and proactively communicate them both internally and externally
- Ads Signals Growth will grow quickly during your tenure at Reddit, and our engineering managers are directly responsible for scaling up their teams. You will identify your team’s needs, write job descriptions, source, interview, and help close candidates. You will have the support of our incredible recruiting team to bring diverse and talented engineers into Reddit
- You will help your engineers identify career goals and create development plans to achieve them. You will constantly seek opportunities to push your engineers & managers outside their comfort zone and turn followers into leaders
- You will work with your team to develop processes and tooling that constantly improve the quality of our products and systems, ensuring that they meet product requirements, customer needs, and SLAs
- You will serve as a thought partner to product and upper management to ensure your team’s plans align with company goals. You will become an expert in the digital ads business and our customer needs. You will participate in and challenge prioritization decisions. You will communicate your team’s work and set expectations with external stakeholders
- Managing and leading a team of engineers to develop and maintain products, APIs, and infrastructure for collecting and curating off-platform signals
- Driving adoption of our libraries and APIs by creating delightful developer experiences for advertisers
- Adopting new privacy-centric standards and APIs and leveraging privacy enhanced technologies to build the next generation of measurement tools
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, data science, and solutions, to drive advertising revenue and improve campaign performance
- Setting team goals and objectives, and tracking progress towards achieving them
- Identifying and developing talent within the team and providing mentorship and career development opportunities
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 130,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment and sports, to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 120 million daily users and billions of monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddit stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation, connection and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO & Founder)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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