Reddit, Inc.

Staff Software Engineer, Ads Business Manager

Reddit, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsGoGRPCKafkaPythonThrift

About the role

  • Develop a long-term technical strategy to unlock the next tier of agency enablement on the Reddit Ads Platform.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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).
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
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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringGoPythongRPCThriftAPI designdistributed systemsdata modelingevent-driven architecturesKafka
Soft Skills
communicationmentoringproblem-solvingstakeholder alignmentprioritizationcollaborationcustomer interviewingtechnical growthproject leadershipproduct sense