Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust. It is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet, with 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors. Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.

About the Team

The Brand Ad Formats team drives the development of ad formats that help advertisers maximize reach and brand impact. They focus on high-visibility, awareness-driven solutions that create memorable experiences for Reddit users through guaranteed placements and engaging ad interactions. The team is building fully customizable interactive formats and AI-driven ads incorporating User-Generated Content (UGC), with a strong emphasis on Video Ads to establish Reddit as an industry leader and a ‘must buy’ for advertisers.

Responsibilities

• Video Ads Tech Lead: Partner closely with Product and Design to build a roadmap transforming Reddit’s Video Ads into an industry leader. Drive the technical design and execution of projects to realize this roadmap.
• Technical Strategy: Provide guidance on building video ads and Reddit-unique ad formats that scale to millions of users. Establish Android best practices and conduct design reviews.
• Full-Cycle Leadership: Drive the entire development lifecycle, from early-stage discovery and prototyping to testing, data-driven experimentation, and deployment.
• Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers across teams in ad formats, establish best practices for design, testing, and operational excellence, and advocate for customers.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience (Staff-level seniority).
• Android Mastery: Minimum of 3+ years of deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns. Completed 4+ Android development projects from ideation to production deployment.
• Prior experience in Ad Tech, building highly interactive or rich-media mobile experiences.
• Product Mindset: Proven track record of delivering user-facing features where UI polish and performance are critical.
• System Design: Ability to navigate complex, data-intensive environments and build fault-tolerant client-side systems.
• AI: Experience leveraging GenAI tools to increase software engineering productivity.
• Experimentation/Analysis: Fluency in working with product metrics, designing, and analyzing experiments using tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase, etc.
• Versatility: Openness to work across the stack and explore innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML integration).
• Entrepreneurial spirit: Self-directed, innovative, and biased toward action; thrives in ambiguity.
• Communication skills: Ability to collaborate in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong track record of mentoring and uplifting team members’ technical skills and aptitude.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks to keep projects on schedule.
• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working on Video Ads.
• Experience working at a scaled peer company.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose.

Benefits

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

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $217,000—$303,900 USD. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for equity in the form of restricted stock units and may also receive a commission. Final offer amounts consider skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses or credentials.