Engineering Manager, Search Storage

Reddit, Inc.

Engineering Manager managing backend infrastructure and storage systems for Reddit's search capabilities. Leading high-performing teams and driving strategic project execution.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $217,000 - $303,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Steer: Work with the team to select, scope, and drive high leverage projects that align with Reddit’s goals.
Build: Build out your team to execute on a strategy and create more efficient, more reliable Storage systems.
Amplify: Mentor your ICs and be a leader for the team.
Collaborate: Work together with a variety of teams across Reddit Engineering.
Evolve: Learn and improve your own technical and non-technical abilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years experience in people management of high performing engineering teams.
7+ years experience on backend infrastructure with a focus on storage systems.
5+ years of this experience spent in high-scale environments is key.
Experience in storage systems pertaining to full-text search and vector similarity search (ANN) is a huge plus.
Experience with running storage systems atop orchestration/distributed systems, such as Kubernetes.
Strong focus on scalability, performance, and quality.
High empathy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to find compromise working across the entire engineering org.

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

backend infrastructurestorage systemsfull-text searchvector similarity searchANNscalabilityperformancequality

Soft Skills

people managementmentoringleadershipcollaborationcommunicationempathycompromise