Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Reddit is a community-driven platform built around shared interests, passion, and trust. The Front End Software Engineer will build and scale consumer products, partnering cross-functionally to deliver reliable, low-latency experiences, develop APIs and distributed services, run experiments, and improve engineering practices.
Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Product Architecture: Partner closely with Product Management, Product Design, Data Science, and Client Engineers (iOS/Android/Web) to translate business and user needs into reliable, low-latency technical solutions
- End-to-End Delivery: Own the full software lifecycle for major product initiatives from technical design docs and API contracts to development, testing, rollout, and observability
- Metrics & Experimentation-Led Engineering: Design, build, and evaluate A/B experiments. Work with tools like BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase to analyze user behavior, conversion funnels, and retention loops to make data-backed engineering decisions
- API & System Performance: Build and maintain scalable APIs (GraphQL, REST, gRPC) and distributed backend services optimized for client consumption and consumer UI performance
- Technical Rigor & Modern Tooling: Establish engineering best practices, improve developer workflows, mentor teammates, and use modern, AI-integrated tools to ship high-quality products efficiently
Skills
- * **User-Centric Mindset:** An advocate for the user with an intuitive feel for product usability, interaction design, social dynamics, and user growth loops. You care deeply about *why* a feature is being built and its impact on the end user
- * **Data-Informed & Hypothesis-Driven:** Comfortable working alongside Data Scientists and PMs to design experiments, establish core performance metrics, and iterate quickly based on real-time feedback
- * **Technical Rigor at Scale:** 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience building and operating large-scale distributed serving systems in high-concurrency environments
- * **Bias for Action:** Self-directed, innovative, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-paced product environments where balancing velocity with system reliability is essential
- * **Collaborative Communicator:** Outstanding communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment in fully remote or hybrid team environments
- * **Languages:** Proficiency in one or more front end focused programming languages: Javascript, Typescript, ES6
- * Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as LIT, Polymer, React, Vue, or Angular with experience with CSS
- * **Modern Workflows:** Experience or interest in using AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development workflows
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
- Commission, depending on the position offered
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for U.S.-based employees
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