Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

at Reddit
USD 217,000-303,900 per year
SENIOR
✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

Software Development @ 7 Kotlin @ 4 Hiring @ 4 Networking @ 7 Android @ 4 Android Development @ 4 Jetpack Compose @ 4 Observability @ 4 AI @ 4

Details

Reddit is a community of communities. The Android Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit: designing, building, and supporting the Android app and its development ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship Reddit experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android app to scale for the next 100M+ DAUs.
  • Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations to make development and release fast and safe.
  • Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and AI-assisted reviews) to catch common issues early.
  • Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.
  • Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static analysis) for improved productivity.
  • Mentor and support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation, and education on platform capabilities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 4+ years designing/developing Android applications.
  • Experience working in a large codebase serving 100+ engineers and millions of DAUs.
  • Mastery of modern Android development, including Jetpack Compose and Kotlin Coroutines.
  • Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure: shared libraries, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
  • Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows with clear, measurable benefit.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction across multiple teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Global benefit programs (workspace, professional development, caregiving support)
  • Family planning support
  • Gender-affirming care
  • Mental health & coaching benefits
  • Flexible vacation & paid volunteer time off
  • Generous paid parental leave

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this position is: $217,000 - $303,900 USD.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units and, depending on the position offered, may also be eligible to receive a commission. Final offers are determined by skills and experience.

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