Front End Software Engineer, Media Player

Jackalope Digital LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Mental health & coaching

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Software Engineer to help build the next version of its media web experience. You will focus on the web media player and the APIs that power it, delivering seamless, low-latency playback and interactive tools for creators and users.

Design end-to-end fullstack solutions with React/TypeScript on the frontend and Go/Python on the backend; review code, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product and design to improve performance for a global audience.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of software development experience in Go, Python, Rust or Ruby.
• Proficiency in modern web development technologies (JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript).
• Experience designing APIs with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, or gRPC.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to deliver on schedule.
• Excellent communication skills in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the web media player UI (React/TypeScript) and backend APIs (Go/Python).
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to ship features.
• Design end-to-end fullstack solutions with performance in mind.
• Review code and design docs, mentor junior engineers.
• Improve performance of media delivery globally and enhance developer workflows.

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Ruby

JavaScript

React

Next.js

TypeScript

GraphQL

REST

HTTP

gRPC

Thrift basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GraphQL tooling

API design tooling

Thrift basics

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 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help us build the next version of media web experience. In this role, you will define the work on the technical components of how we deliver video and audio content at Reddit. Specifically, you will focus on our web media player and the APIs that power it, drawing on industry patterns from top streaming platforms to build seamless, low-latency playback experiences and interactive tools for creators and users alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
• Design and implement end-to-end fullstack solutions, optimizing web UI components for our media player (React, TypeScript) and the backend APIs (Go, Python) that power them.
• Move fast while balancing quality. We can’t afford extensive processes, and we also can’t afford show-stopping bugs.
• You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
• Collaborate with client engineers and platform engineers to improve performance of media across Reddit to serve better content globally.
• Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
• Proficiency in modern web development technologies (JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript) and experience translating complex UI/UX designs into scalable web applications.
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.

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

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 salary 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 salary range for this position is:

$165,000 — $229,000 USD

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