Staff Software Engineer, Android Design System

Details

Reddit is a community of communities. It is built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. This is an Android role on Reddit’s Design System Team, whose mission is to deliver a cohesive, modern, and accessible experience across Reddit’s platforms.

As an Android engineer on the Design System Team, you will help evolve Reddit’s cross-platform design system and UI architecture. You will build reusable components, improve platform capabilities, and establish frontend patterns that enable product teams to ship high-quality experiences efficiently. The role has broad scope and impact, helping shape the future of frontend development at Reddit.

Responsibilities

• Evolve Reddit’s cross-platform design system by expanding its capabilities and developing higher-level reusable components that accelerate product development while maintaining consistency and quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product teams, designers, and engineers to ensure the design system and UI infrastructure support real product needs.
• Improve performance at scale by contributing to Android architecture, rendering patterns, and performance-focused development practices.
• Advance accessibility across the platform by building accessible components, patterns, tooling, and documentation that help teams adopt accessibility best practices by default.
• Strengthen developer experience through shared tooling, documentation, and platform improvements that help engineers build reliable, consistent UI across Reddit’s products.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading cross-functional projects and delivering solutions with broad product impact.
• Experience building and maintaining shared UI infrastructure, such as design systems, component libraries, or frontend infrastructure used across multiple teams.
• Strong experience with modern Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Expertise in UI architecture, scalable component design, and performance optimization using tools such as Instruments.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices and an interest in building components, tooling, or documentation that help teams ship accessible experiences by default.
• Ability to embrace ambiguity, seek feedback, and continuously improve technical craft and the platform.

Benefits

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

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $217,000–$303,900 USD per year. The position is also eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units and, depending on the position offered, may be eligible to receive a commission. Final offer amounts are determined by factors including skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses or credentials.

The job posting may span more than one career level. Reddit provides benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match, vacation time, and parental leave.

In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by artificial intelligence. Candidates will have the opportunity to opt out before scheduled interviews. Reddit is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.