iOS Software Engineer, I18n: Grow Global and Local Communities

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 116 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.

The Brand Ad Formats team drives the development of ad formats that help advertisers maximize reach and brand impact. They focus on high-visibility, awareness-driven solutions that create memorable experiences for Reddit users. By delivering guaranteed placements and engaging ad interactions, they support major brand initiatives and help advertisers achieve measurable outcomes. Their work includes evolving existing formats and launching entirely new ones to keep Reddit’s ad offerings fresh and competitive. The team is working on multiple new formats including a fully customizable interactive ad format, and an ad format that uses AI to incorporate User-Generated Content.

The Ad Formats team is seeking a skilled iOS engineer with a product-focused mindset to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Build ad experiences and create patterns for Reddit’s iOS app that enhance ad performance and functionality.
• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams to innovate and implement sophisticated solutions for complex challenges.
• Engage in the full development cycle: design, develop, QA, experiment, analyze, and deploy.
• Work on data-intensive, highly responsive, and fault-tolerant app components.
• Contribute to ad format evolution, including interactive and AI-driven formats.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in iOS engineering and the Swift programming language.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Willingness to tackle challenges of creating data-intensive, highly responsive, and fault-tolerant apps.
• Openness to explore innovative approaches to software development.

Nice-to-haves / Bonus

• Experience working on ad tech.
• Able to work full stack.

Technologies Used on the Team

• Languages: Swift, Go, Python
• Frameworks: SliceKit, Thrift, gRPC
• Datastores: Postgres, DynamoDB, BigQuery
• Tools: Kubernetes, Argo, Docker

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs including workspace, professional development, and caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

Pay Transparency & Other Notes

• Base pay range for this position: $164,200 - $229,900 USD (U.S.-based roles). Final offers are determined by multiple factors including skills and experience.
• In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI. Candidates will have the opportunity to opt out prior to interviews.
• During interviews, Reddit may collect Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video), and any other information you choose to share. Recordings will be deleted promptly after hiring decisions as described in the Candidate Privacy Policy.

Reddit is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application process.