Staff Software Engineer, Ads Creative

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

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Python @ 6 Java @ 6 Leadership @ 4 Communication @ 4 JavaScript @ 6 Mentoring @ 4 Rust @ 6 Debugging @ 7

Details

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests and trust, hosting some of the most authentic conversations online. With over 100,000 active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active users, Reddit is a leading source of information.

The Ads Creative Management team is innovating by building new tools for storing, cataloging, and optimizing advertiser assets such as images, videos, and text. As a Staff Backend Engineer on this fast-growing team, you will have significant ownership and the opportunity to develop cutting-edge AI-based tools from scratch.

Responsibilities

  • Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code that follows best practices.
  • Design and build end-to-end software solutions spanning multiple systems.
  • Collaborate closely with management and senior leadership to align technical and business objectives.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams for feature development, bug fixes, and system design.
  • Proactively identify technical challenges and innovate solutions that support advertiser revenue growth.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience including recent staff-level role.
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale projects from concept (0) to launch (1).
  • History of mentoring and fostering growth in junior engineers.
  • Excellent communication skills suitable for remote collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong skills in system analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging integration issues.
  • Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Python, Golang, Rust, Java, JavaScript.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience in the advertising industry.
  • Experience working with large language models (LLMs) and generative AI.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and income replacement programs.
  • 401(k) matching.
  • Family planning and gender-affirming care support.
  • Mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation and global days off.
  • Generous paid parental leave and volunteer time off.