Staff Android Engineer, Reddit

• 8+ years of software engineering experience (Staff level seniority)
• Android Mastery: (Minimum of 3+ years) Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns. Completed 4+ Android development projects from ideation to deployment in production
• Prior experience in Ad Tech, building highly interactive/rich-media mobile experiences
• Product Mindset: Proven track record of delivering user-facing features where UI polish and performance are critical
• System Design: Ability to navigate complex, data-intensive environments and build fault-tolerant client-side systems
• AI: Experience leveraging GenAI tools to increase software engineering productivity
• Experimentation/Analysis: Fluency working with product metrics, designing and analyzing experiments with exposure to tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase, etc
• Versatility: An openness to work across the stack when necessary and explore innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML integration)
• Entrepreneurial spirit: You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity
• 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
• An experienced technical leader with a strong track record of mentoring and uplifting team members technical skills and aptitude
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule for the team
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

• About the Team: The Brand Ad Formats team drives the development of ad formats that help advertisers maximize reach and brand impact
• They focus on high-visibility, awareness-driven solutions that create memorable experiences for Reddit users
• By delivering guaranteed placements and engaging ad interactions, they support major brand initiatives and help advertisers achieve measurable outcomes
• The team is building fully customizable interactive formats and AI-driven ads that incorporate User-Generated Content (UGC)
• Moving forward, we will be doubling down on Video Ads, with the goal of turning Reddit into an industry leader and a ‘must buy’ for advertisers to promote video content
• As a Staff Android Engineer, you will lead the technical strategy to turn Reddit’s Video Ads into a premier offering for brand advertisers
• You will also build and provide technical guidance on new reddit-unique ad formats on Android, ensuring they are high performance, high quality and scalable
• Video Ads Tech Lead: Partner closely with Product and Design to build a roadmap that will transform our Video Ads format into an industry leader in the space, and drive the technical design and execution of projects that turn the roadmap into reality
• Technical Strategy: Provide guidance to the team working on building video ads as well as reddit-unique ad formats that scale to millions of users, by establishing Android best practices and providing design reviews
• Full-Cycle Leadership: Drive the entire development lifecycle—from early-stage discovery and prototyping to testing, data-driven experimentation, and deployment
• Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers across teams in ad formats and establish best practices for design, testing and operational excellence, while also leading by example in understanding and advocating for our customers