Senior Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

Reddit; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,800 - 267,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Reddit is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to shape the architecture of its Android Mobile App for over 100 million daily active users. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years in software development, with a strong focus on modern Android technologies like Jetpack Compose and Kotlin. This role involves improving developer experience, mentoring engineers, and applying AI to workflow improvements. Reddit offers comprehensive benefits including 401(k) match, healthcare, and flexible vacation policies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software development experience with 3+ years building Android applications.
• Experience with modern Android development technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin coroutines.
• Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure work.

Responsibilities

• Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android Mobile App.
• Improve Android developer experience by designing tools and CI integrations.
• Mentor and support Android engineers through design reviews.

Skills

Software development experience

Android applications development

Jetpack Compose

Kotlin coroutines

Cross-functional team collaboration

AI application in engineering workflows

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 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.

The Android Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit. We design, build, and support the Android app for millions of DAUs and a development ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences.

As a Senior Android Engineer on the Android Platform team, you’ll work on a large, multi‑team Android codebase, with a core focus on three pillars: Client Health (Crashes/ANRs/Performance), Developer Experience, and App Architecture (modern and opinionated).

What you’ll do

• Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android Mobile App that will scale us to the next 100M+ DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to make Android at Reddit best‑in‑class.
• Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations that make it fast and safe to develop, test, and release code.
• Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and AI‑assisted reviews) that catch common issues early.
• Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.
• Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static analysis, CI checks) for improved developer productivity and/or user experiences.
• Mentor and support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation, and education on platform capabilities, observability, and best practices.

What we expect from you

• 5+ years software development experience with 3+ years building Android applications.
• Experience working in a large codebase serving ~100 engineers and millions of DAUs.
• Experience with modern Android development technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin coroutines.
• Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure work: shared libraries or frameworks, experiments/logging, navigation, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
• A passion for developing scalable, well‑designed software that improves people’s lives.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences.
• Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows (code generation, refactoring, static analysis, or CI checks) with clear, measurable benefit.

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
• 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. Depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.

The base salary range for this position is: $190,800 – $267,100 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.