Senior Android Engineer, Reddit

Apps Platform

$190.8-267.1k

May be eligible for RSU and Commissions

Java

Android

Kotlin

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

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

$190.8-267.1k

May be eligible for RSU and Commissions

Java

Android

Kotlin

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

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

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Expertise in Java or Kotlin with 5+ years of experience within Android development
Sound software engineering fundamentals
Embracing the challenges of building data intensive, highly responsive, and fault tolerant apps in the constrained environment of a smartphone
Willingness to buck trends and learn new ways to build software
Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves people’s lives globally
Experience building at least one amazing Android app with a team from start to shipment

What the job involves

Driving new features from end-to-end through prototyping, validation, implementation, launch, and continuous iteration
Building the technical foundation for future features and experiences
Retrofitting the Reddit Android codebase to utilize modern technologies and best practices
Build experiences and create the patterns for Reddit’s official Android app that improve our core flows like browsing posts, commenting and creating content
Partner across product, design, and engineering teams to innovate and implement sophisticated solutions to complex challenges
Participate in the full Android development cycle: design, develop, QA, experiment, analyze, and deploy

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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