Senior Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity

Reddit, Inc.

Senior Engineering Manager leading teams focused on AI-assisted developer productivity at Reddit. Partnering with engineering leaders to optimize software workflows and collaboration.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $232,500 - $325,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead teams across Reddit's Developer Productivity and AI portfolio, spanning agent infrastructure, AI-assisted code review, developer environments, LLM governance, developer tooling, AI workflow measurement, and software delivery automation.
Partner deeply with engineering teams as a technical leader, balancing execution, organizational alignment, technical quality, and long-term platform strategy.
Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams focused on AI-native developer productivity.
Define and evolve the operating model for AI-native software development.
Drive alignment across infrastructure, developer experience, reliability, security, compliance, product engineering, machine learning, and executive stakeholders.
Build engineering systems and organizational processes to help teams move from experimentation to durable adoption of AI-assisted workflows while maintaining quality, reliability, and operational safety.
Develop communication and enablement mechanisms that bring engineers and leaders along for the journey.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience across software engineering, engineering management, infrastructure, developer tools, platform engineering, AI tooling, or related technical domains, including experience leading engineering teams.
Managed high-performing engineering teams delivering large-scale technical platforms or infrastructure with executive visibility and cross-functional dependencies.
Comfortable operating with senior leaders while still engaging deeply in technical and operational details.
Deep fluency in developer productivity systems: CI/CD, code review, testing, deployment, observability, developer environments, internal platforms, or AI-assisted development workflows.
Understanding of AI and LLM-enabled software development beyond personal productivity.
Highly data-driven, but skeptical of shallow metrics.
Exceptional cross-functional leader and communicator.
Led meaningful organizational change, not just technical delivery.
Caring deeply about engineering quality, operational excellence, and developer experience.
Pragmatic and iterative.

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

software engineeringengineering managementinfrastructuredeveloper toolsplatform engineeringAI toolingCI/CDcode reviewtestingdeployment

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipcommunicationorganizational changedata-driven decision makingoperational excellencedeveloper experiencepragmatic approachiterative development