Software Engineer, Reddit

Ads Safety & Verification

$164.2-229.9k

This job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units

Python

Scala

Java

C++

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Job no longer available

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

$164.2-229.9k

This job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units

Python

Scala

Java

C++

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

3+ years of software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python)
Able to take complete ownership of a feature or project

Desirable

Experience working in the Ads domain
Experience or interest in the advertising business and understanding customer needs

What the job involves

The mission of the Ads Safety & Verification team is to protect the Reddit ads ecosystem so that users have a safe ads experience and legitimate advertisers trust Reddit
We build full stack, high scale products that span Reddit’s consumer-facing apps and ads systems
We own integrations with metrics verification and brand safety partners and operate services that scale to reliably handle tens of millions of requests per day
Work with product managers to design and implement Ads products
Collaborate closely with the platform and data teams while building new features
Lead the processes needed to improve operational stability, including improving code quality, delivering dashboards and data visualizations
Build extensible components that would align with the product objectives
Support day to day project management tasks including communicating project updates, managing project timelines and overseeing project execution

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 100,000 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 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits 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,m 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

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

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

(Co-Founder & CEO)

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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