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Reddit, Inc. · 15 hours ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer, Ads Business Manager

Reddit is a community-driven platform that fosters open and authentic conversations. The Staff Software Engineer will develop a long-term technical strategy for the Ads Business Manager team, focusing on enabling advertisers to operate effectively on the Reddit Ads Platform while mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional projects.
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Responsibilities

Lead large cross-functional projects end to end, from concept, design, and implementation through to launch and driving adoption all while ensuring the highest quality and performance
Have a strong product sense and be able to run customer interviews, translating data and user feedback into features that inform the team’s roadmap
Mentor engineers and leaders, share industry knowledge, and contribute to the technical growth of the team
Disambiguate complex problems, align stakeholders with different priorities, and aggressively prioritize to execute effectively
Be able to make system level improvements, enhancements and implement complex code modifications
Collaborate closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate Business Manager capabilities into broader infrastructure and use cases across Reddit

Qualification

GoPythonAds domain experienceGRPC/ThriftKafkaDistributed systemsCommunicationMentoringCross-functional collaborationProblem-solving

Required

7+ years software engineering experience building production services at scale
Ads domain experience
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company
Experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional efforts that span different teams, and driving alignment between diverse stakeholders
Experience in solving complex system scaling and latency performance problems
Strong proficiency in one or more: Go, Python; plus experience with service frameworks (gRPC/Thrift) and API design
Experience with distributed systems, data modeling, and event‑driven architectures (e.g., Kafka/PubSub)

Preferred

Previous experience as a Tech Lead or similar function
Experience building solutions for advertising agencies or other global enterprise customers

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k Match
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off
Generous paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off

Company

Reddit, Inc.

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Reddit is the heart of the internet, where millions of people get together to talk about any topic imaginable.

H1B Sponsorship

Reddit, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.33B
Key Investors
FidelityVy CapitalTencent
2024-03-21IPO
2021-08-12Series F· $410M
2021-02-08Series E· $367.95M

Leadership Team

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Steve Huffman
CEO
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Chris Slowe
CTO
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