Reddit, Inc.

Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Feeds Experience

Reddit, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $190,800 - $267,100 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to build novel products and features that our users will love.
  • Work alongside a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
  • Own the full development cycle for major projects: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be writing and reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and ensuring successful delivery of these key projects.
  • You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation of critical projects across Reddit’s web architecture, working alongside backend and other client engineers.
  • Enable a culture of metrics led execution, with a focus on operational excellence and system observability.
  • Partner with leadership and cross-functional partners to develop the right roadmap that best achieves our product and engineering goals.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of software development experience in one or more front end focused programming languages; Javascript, Typescript, ES6
  • Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as LIT, Polymer, React, Vue, or Angular with experience with CSS.
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to breakdown and prioritize tasks for yourself and others while keeping projects on schedule.
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a 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 is a huge plus.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity.
  • Excellent communication skills. You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs is a plus.
  • Understanding of large scale web applications, considerations and techniques to accommodate high RPS, complex pages is a major plus.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
JavascriptTypescriptES6LITPolymerReactVueAngularCSSGraphQL
Soft Skills
organizational skillstask prioritizationuser experience focusentrepreneurial spiritself-directedinnovativeexcellent communication skillscollaborationmentoringoperational excellence
Certifications
BS degree in Computer Science