Reddit, Inc.

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Job Description: • Work with the team to select, scope, and drive high-leverage projects that accelerate the development of the Ads API to help Reddit achieve its ambitious goals. • Help define the 2+ year technical roadmap for the platform, translating complex business needs into a clear strategy for highly available and performant backend services. • Execute on a strategy to create a world-class developer experience for our external 3P partners, focusing on API design, versioning, security, discoverability, and usability. • Mentor, coach, and collaborate with other technical contributors, fostering a culture of empathetic technical excellence and proactive problem-solving. • Work together with a variety of cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Product Marketing, and Sales, to ensure the Ads API meets the needs of all stakeholders. • Learn and improve technical and non-technical abilities, staying up-to-date on trends and best practices in the Ads API space across the industry. Requirements: • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading large-scale technical projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaboration. Familiarity with experimentation, data-informed decision making, hypothesis design, and customer empathy • Expertise in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Scala, Java, or C++) and ability to grow expertise in Python and Go. • Demonstrated ability to disambiguate complex problems, align stakeholders with different priorities, and aggressively prioritize to execute effectively. Strong ability to deliver through others as well as doing hands-on work • Excellent communication skills employed to drive toward consensus, navigate disagreements, and influence decisions across the engineering organization. • A bias for action. The ability to identify what needs to be done, take the initiative to make it happen without waiting for direction, and finish the swing. Benefits: • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs • 401k Match • Family Planning Support • Gender-Affirming Care • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off • Generous paid Parental Leave • Paid Volunteer time off