Principal Engineer, iOS Performance San Francisco, CA

Reddit, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 232,500 - 325,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Global Benefit programs

Family Planning Support

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Job summary

Reddit, Inc. is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the iOS Platform team. This role involves owning the architecture of Reddit's iOS Mobile App, mentoring senior engineers, and steering the technical direction for iOS development. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of software development experience, including 5 years focused on iOS applications. The position includes comprehensive healthcare benefits, a competitive salary range of $232,500 - $325,500, and many perks to support employees' lifestyles.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in building mobile applications at scale.
• 10+ years of Software development experience with 5+ years in iOS applications.
• Experience with cross-functional teams to deliver user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of Reddit’s iOS Mobile App.
• Identify and lead redesign of the iOS platform.
• Mentor iOS developers across Reddit.

Skills

Mobile application development

iOS development

Strategic thinking

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Swift UI

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

The iOS Platform team sets the technical direction for iOS at Reddit. Our customers are primarily other engineers. It’s our job to help improve developer efficiency by providing libraries/APIs/frameworks, monitoring performance, building shared components, improving build tools, etc. In the codebase, we own the core components of the app such as the networking and caching stack. We set the direction in which the codebase builds by defining which design patterns and technologies to employ at Reddit.

This role will enable us to architect our iOS app to scale for the next 100M+ DAUs. They will help establish the right standards in iOS development and will help in improving the overall iOS development experience at Reddit. In addition, they will mentor senior iOS engineers across Reddit and will be seen as a go‑to person for any challenges on iOS App architecture.

As a Principal Engineer in the iOS Platform team, you will be responsible for designing a solid foundation for our iOS application development. You will have the company‑wide scope, impact, and responsibility in shaping the future of iOS development at Reddit. You will champion the technology selection, best practices in Reddit’s iOS application development. In addition, you will act as an Architect for the iOS application at Reddit.

What you’ll do

• Own the architecture of Reddit’s iOS Mobile App and make it scale to the next 100M+ DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to reach our vision of “making Reddit’s Mobile Apps best‑in‑class.”
• Identify the gaps in our current iOS App Architecture, and lead redesign of the iOS platform to improve modularity, performance, and quality.
• Define, measure, and execute on key user‑facing performance goals, specifically minimizing App Not Responding (ANR) rate, reducing app launch time (Time to Interactive/TTFF), and eliminating slow/dropped frames.
• Improve observability and harden data quality for all key performance areas, including establishing reliable telemetry, monitoring, and guardrails for ANR rate, app launch time, and slow/dropped frames.
• Drive a company‑wide culture of performance, ensuring that every iOS engineer at Reddit has the tools and skills needed to own the performance of their product surfaces.
• Mentor iOS developers across the company.
• Be the go‑to person for developers on complex problems in iOS development.

What we expect from you

• Deep experience‑based understanding of how to build mobile applications at scale.
• You are a strategic thinker who thrives on developing a long‑term technical foundation and has a passion for developing scalable, well‑designed software that improves people’s lives globally.
• 10+ years of Software development experience with at least 5+ years in designing/developing iOS applications.
• Experience in influencing larger (200+ engineers) organizations on technical direction/best practices related to iOS.
• Experience with modern iOS development frameworks such as Swift UI and structured Concurrency.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent technical expertise.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs.
• 401(k) with Employer Match.
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support.
• Family Planning Support.
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits.

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: $232,500 - $325,500 USD.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. To bring community and belonging to everyone in the world, Reddit’s employees must represent communities and redditors on our platform.

Our vision at Reddit is to have a workforce representative of people with different perspectives and experiences, including but not limited to, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, and political views.

We invite you to self‑identify across the identities below so we can better understand our talent pools and assess our effectiveness in attracting and recruiting people to Reddit from all backgrounds.