Engineering Manager, ML Feature Platform

Reddit; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks an Engineering Manager for their ML Feature Platform, responsible for overseeing the development and scalability of critical machine learning systems. The role includes team leadership and project management, requiring a strong background in software development and ML systems that impact millions of users. Comprehensive benefits and annual compensation ranging from $230,000 to $322,000 are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Match

Family Planning Support

Gender-Affirming Care

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Flexible Vacation

Generous paid Parental Leave

Paid Volunteer time off

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in people management.
• 7+ years of work in production software development.
• Experience with large-scale ML systems serving hundreds of millions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of Reddit’s ML Feature Store.
• Drive high-impact projects aligning with engineering and business goals.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team.

Skills

Scalability

Reliability

Performance

Communication

Organizational Skills

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Cassandra

Redis

Ray

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

Location:
This role is completely remote-friendly. If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations, our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.

The role and the team:
AsEngineering Manager, ML Feature Platform, you’ll lead the team building and scaling the core feature store that powers machine learning across Reddit. From Feeds Ranking and Recommendations to Ads and Content Understanding, you'll lead the platform that enables ML engineers to compute, store, and serve the features behind Reddit’s most critical systems — directly shaping how hundreds of millions of users discover content and connect with communities.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design and long-term evolution of Reddit’s ML Feature Store and Feature Engineering infrastructure
• Drive high-impact, high-leverage projects that align with Reddit’s broader engineering and business goals
• Build and grow a high-performing team, including hiring, mentoring, and creating a culture of technical excellence
• Establish and champion best practices for the production, consumption, and governance of machine learning features
• Partner with AI Serving, ML Training, and Infrastructure teams to generate step-function change in ML capabilities at Reddit

Who You Might Be:

• 2+ years of experience in people management
• 7+ years of work experience in a production software development environment
• Strong focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and ease of use. You are an undying advocate for platform users and have a deep intuition for the machine learning development lifecycle.
• Experience working on large-scale ML Systems serving 100s of millions of users
• Experience building feature stores and feature engineering infrastructure
• Experience developing applications using large-scale open source data stacks in production, e.g, Kafka, Flink, Cassandra, Redis, and Ray a huge plus
• Strong organizational & communication skills

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

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Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is: $230,000 — $322,000 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.