Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Reddit, Inc.

Staff Android Engineer at Reddit driving the development of interactive Video Ads and unique ad formats. Collaborating with teams to ensure high performance and scalability in Android applications.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $217,000 - $303,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidBigQueryFirebaseKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

KotlinAndroid architectural patternsSystem designData-driven experimentationAd TechGenAI toolsProduct metricsBigQueryHEXFirebase

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationOrganizational skillsEntrepreneurial spiritCollaborationInnovationPrioritizationSelf-directedAdaptabilityLeadership

Certifications

BS degree in Computer Science