Frontend Web Media Player Engineer

Reddit; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Parental leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Software Engineer to shape the next version of its media web experience. You will define work on the media web player and the APIs powering it, applying patterns from streaming platforms to deliver low-latency playback and engaging creator tools.

You will build end-to-end solutions, work across product and design, review code and design docs, and mentor teammates while advancing performance globally.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or a related field 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 translating UI/UX designs into scalable web apps.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift basics and designing maintainable APIs.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks and deliver projects on schedule.
• Excellent communication skills; able to collaborate across a fully remote team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to implement features that users love.
• Contribute to the full development lifecycle: design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
• Design and implement end-to-end full-stack solutions for the web media player (React/TS) and its backend APIs (Go/Python).
• Balance speed and quality, avoiding major bugs and unnecessary processes.
• Review code and designs, provide feedback on specs and mocks.
• Work with client/platform engineers to optimize media performance globally and scale content delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across the team.

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Ruby

JavaScript

React

Next.js

TypeScript

GraphQL

REST

HTTP

gRPC

Thrift

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

GraphQL

REST

HTTP

gRPC

Thrift

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Software Engineer to shape the next version of its media web experience. You will define work on the media web player and the APIs powering it, applying patterns from streaming platforms to deliver low-latency playback and engaging creator tools.

You will build end-to-end solutions, work across product and design, review code and design docs, and mentor teammates while advancing performance globally.