Engineering Manager, Advanced Signals (SWE)
at Reddit
📍 United States
📍 Chicago, United States
📍 New York City, United States
📍 Los Angeles, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
📍 Chicago, United States
📍 New York City, United States
📍 Los Angeles, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
USD 217,000-303,900 per year
Used Tools & Technologies
Not specified
Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Data Science @ 3
Hiring @ 3
Communication @ 6
API @ 3
Project Management @ 3
Reporting @ 3
AI @ 3
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
Role description
As the Engineering Manager of the Ads Advanced Signals Team at Reddit, you'll lead the team responsible for the APIs, integrations, and tooling that power both inbound and outbound signals for Reddit Ads. The role focuses on scaling and evolving APIs, integrations, and tooling that support off-platform signals — both collecting high-quality inbound signals and delivering outbound data products advertisers and partners use to measure and optimize performance.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and execution for the team’s roadmap related to inbound signals collection and outbound measurement/reporting capabilities.
- Manage and lead a team of engineers building products, APIs, and data integrations for collecting and distributing off-platform signals.
- Drive adoption of Reddit’s Conversions API and associated integrations by creating strong developer experiences.
- Prioritize planned projects and emergent asks; coach Tech Leads on project management and empower the team for autonomous execution.
- Identify risks and proactively communicate them internally and externally; ensure quality control, SLAs, and that products meet customer needs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Sales, Solutions, Business Engineering) to improve advertiser outcomes and drive revenue.
- Set team goals and objectives; identify and develop talent within the team and provide mentorship and career development opportunities.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams and at least 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Experience in the Ads domain.
- Experience partnering with product managers and designers to build new products.
- Strategic thinking: ability to develop and communicate clear technical strategy aligned to company objectives and internal customers.
- Impact-driven mindset: passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible solutions that drive business value.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills; ability to communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences and build strong cross-functional relationships.
- (Nice to have) Experience with conversion signals, signals integrations, mobile measurement partner integrations, and measurement vendor integrations.
Perks and Benefits
- 100% remote opportunity (4 office locations available for hybrid/onsite preference in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
- Competitive salary and equity options.
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision) and workplace perks (home office setup stipend, etc.).
- Generous 401(k) matching.
- Flexible vacation policy.
- Paid parental leave (4+ months) and family planning support.
- Paid volunteer time off.
Pay Transparency & Additional Notes
- Base salary range for U.S.-based candidates: $217,000 - $303,900 USD.
- Role may be eligible for equity (RSUs) and, depending on position offered, may be eligible to receive a commission.
- In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI; candidates may opt out prior to scheduled interviews.
- During interviews, Reddit may collect identifiers, professional/employment information, sensory information (audio/video), and any other categories the candidate chooses to share to evaluate the application. Recordings will be deleted after a hiring decision. See Reddit's Candidate Privacy Policy for details.