Senior Engineering Manager, Reddit
Business Experience
$206.7-289.4k
+ Restricted Stock Units
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$206.7-289.4k
+ Restricted Stock Units
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- The right individual will be experienced in scaling large technology teams and creating and delivering a great experience across a broad user base
- 2+ years building and managing high performing engineering teams
- 3+ years experience in one or more front end focussed programming languages: Javascript, Typescript, ES6
- 2+ years experience in mobile native applications and running them at scale
- 4+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user-facing applications at scale
Desirable
- Fluency with dealing with product analytics, forecasting and exposure to tools like GA, BigQuery etc
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Python, Go, Rust, Java, C++
- Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design maintainable APIs
- Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
- Strong focus on user experience and usability. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software. Experience with social or e-commerce is a huge plus
- Entrepreneurial spirit. On our team, we empower individuals to drive decisions. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
- Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
What the job involves
- As a Senior Engineering Manager you will be responsible for leading your team to deliver high quality software that enables the best possible experiences for our users as you help communities on Reddit evolve and grow
- This is a high impact role where you will be involved in technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world
- You will partner with a multitude of stakeholders to understand Reddit’s core experiences across all of our product lines and will guide the design and development of experiences that let users get the most out of Reddit
- You will be a key driver of the vision, owning and driving the product and technical roadmaps for your team
- You will drive a culture of technical excellence ensuring the right bets are taken with the highest quality
- You will be accountable for building, growing, and mentoring a world-class team of engineers to help Reddit reach its goal of bringing community and belonging to everyone
- The Senior Manager of Engineering should be passionate about an environment where technology is the key value driver for the business while partnering closely with diverse stakeholders
- This individual will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation of Reddit’s composite service architecture, and technology stack on the various platforms including desktop, mobile, and native applications (iOS and Android)
- Lead a high-caliber team of product engineers and mobile developers
- Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering managers to plan product and business strategy, and to build novel products and features that our half-billion users will love
- Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and generally helping out wherever is needed
- Coach and mentor engineers on the team to further their professional development
- Set and enable a culture of metrics led execution, with efficient processes and strong levels of transparency
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
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
(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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