About the role
What will you do at Reddit?
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion,
and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the
internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they
care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million
daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of
information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com
[http://www.redditinc.com/].
The Android Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit. We
design, build, and support the Android app and its development ecosystem
(libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team
uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences.
As a Staff Android Engineer, you will be a technical leader for the Android
organization, focusing on three pillars: Client Health
(Crashes/ANRs/Performance), Developer Experience, and App Architecture.
What you’ll do:
• Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android App to scale for the next
100M+ DAUs.
• Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI
integrations that make it fast and safe to develop and release code.
• Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and
AI-assisted reviews) that catch common issues early.
• Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events,
traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.
• Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static
analysis) for improved productivity.
• Mentor and Support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation,
and education on platform capabilities.
What we expect from you:
• 8+ years of Software development experience with at least 4+ years in
designing/developing Android applications.
• Experience working in a large codebase serving 100+ engineers and millions of
DAUs.
• Mastery of modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines).
• Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure: shared libraries,
startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
• Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows with clear,
measurable benefit.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical
direction across multiple teams.
BENEFITS:
* Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
* 401k with Employer Match
* Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to
professional development to caregiving support
* Family Planning Support
* Gender-Affirming Care
* Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
* Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
* Generous Paid Parental Leave
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form
of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be
eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of
benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision
insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation,
and parental leave. To learn more, please visit
https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ [https://www.redditinc.com/careers/].
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for
all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges
for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked
against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by
multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant
licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
The base salary range for this position is:
$217,000—$303,900 USD
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and
summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt
out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled
interviews.
During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal
information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information,
Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of
personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information
to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role,
as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any
third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your
interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about
how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it,
please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and
Contractors [https://redditinc.com/policies/candidate-privacy-policy].
Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to
building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit
is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals
with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If,
due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process,
please let your recruiter know.
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