Senior Business Engineer - Ads

Details

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. The Ads Business Engineering team operates at the intersection of engineering, product, sales, and business development, delivering technical expertise and solutions that empower technology partners, agencies, and advertisers to integrate with Reddit’s advertising platform.

This Senior Business Engineer role combines deep technical consulting with hands-on engineering. You will guide strategic integrations, often contributing directly to implementation across Reddit’s stack or in partner/advertiser codebases. You will own end-to-end relationships with strategic advertising partners and execute long-term strategies to grow Reddit’s developer ecosystem and AdTech integrations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted technical advisor and solutions architect for strategic partners or direct advertisers, guiding them through integration and adoption of Reddit’s advertising APIs and tools.
• Design and prototype proof-of-concept solutions that accelerate partner enablement; these builds may occur in Reddit systems or within partner/advertiser codebases.
• Collaborate directly with engineering teams at partner or advertiser organizations to optimize performance, address integration gaps, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Lead onboarding, testing, and pre-launch support to ensure smooth and successful implementations.
• Represent the technical voice of partners internally, surfacing feedback and influencing product and platform priorities.
• Support escalations for complex or high-impact integrations and provide clear, actionable direction to resolve blockers quickly and sustainably.

Requirements (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of software development experience with a strong track record of owning end-to-end technical projects and cross-org coordination.
• Hands-on coding expertise in one or more modern programming languages (examples listed: Python, Java, JavaScript, Node.js), with a focus on backend or API development.
• Proven ability to contribute directly to external integrations and prototype in partner environments.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and modern SDK patterns.
• Effective communicator with experience presenting complex technical and business ideas to both internal leadership and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the AdTech ecosystem and how Reddit’s platform aligns with industry trends and standards.
• Contributions to developer experience through tooling, documentation, or ecosystem standards.
• Track record of influencing product roadmaps and involvement in release, launch, and product adoption activities in collaboration with sales, product, and engineering.
• Ads industry experience and ads partnerships expertise.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• 401(k) matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & professional development funds
• Family planning support
• Flexible vacation & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• 4+ months paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time off

Pay Transparency & Additional Information

• Base pay range for this U.S.-based position: $180,200 - $252,300 USD.
• This role may be eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units and, depending on position, may be eligible to receive a commission.
• Reddit provides a range of benefits to U.S.-based employees (medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with employer match, generous time off, parental leave).
• In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI; candidates can opt out prior to scheduled interviews. During interviews Reddit may collect identifiers, professional and employment-related information, and audio/video recording.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

• Reddit is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during the application process.