Senior Android Engineer, Design System Remote - United States

Reddit, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 190,800 - 267,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and

401k with Employer Match

Global Benefit programs

Family Planning Support

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Job summary

Reddit, Inc. is seeking a Senior Android engineer on the Design System Team to evolve Reddit’s cross‑platform UI and design system.

You will build reusable components, improve architecture, and collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to ship high‑quality experiences at scale. Strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose expertise, plus a focus on accessibility, performance, and developer experience, are essential for shaping Reddit’s frontend future.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with cross-functional project leadership.
• Experience building shared UI infrastructure like design systems or component libraries.
• Strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose experience with UI architecture and perf optimizations.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices and shipping accessible components by default.
• Embraces Reddit’s value of Evolve and continuously improves craft.

Responsibilities

• Evolve Reddit’s cross‑platform design system by expanding capabilities and reusable components.
• Collaborate with product teams, designers, and engineers to support real product needs.
• Improve Android performance and architecture with scalable component design.
• Advance accessibility across the platform with tooling and documentation.
• Strengthen developer experience through shared tooling and platform improvements.

Skills

Leadership

UI infrastructure

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Accessibility

Cross-functional collaboration

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.

This is an Android role on Reddit’s Design System Team. The mission of the Design System Team is to deliver a cohesive, modern and accessible experience across all of Reddit’s platforms.

As a Senior Android engineer on the Design System Team, you will help evolve Reddit’s cross‑platform design system and UI architecture that powers experiences across the company. You will build reusable components, improve platform capabilities, and help establish frontend patterns that enable product teams to ship high‑quality experiences efficiently. This role has broad scope and impact, helping shape the future of frontend development at Reddit.

What You’ll Do

• Evolve Reddit’s cross‑platform design system by expanding its capabilities and developing higher‑level reusable components that accelerate product development while maintaining consistency and quality.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product teams, designers, and engineers to ensure the design system and UI infrastructure effectively support real product needs.
• Improve performance at scale, contributing to Android architecture, rendering patterns, and performance‑focused development practices that make performance a built‑in feature of the platform.
• Advance accessibility across the platform, building accessible components, patterns, tooling, and documentation that help teams adopt accessibility best practices by default.
• Strengthen developer experience, contributing to shared tooling, documentation, and platform improvements that help engineers build reliable, consistent UI across Reddit’s products.

You Have

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading cross‑functional projects and delivering solutions with broad product impact.
• Experience building and maintaining shared UI infrastructure, such as design systems, component libraries, or frontend infrastructure used across multiple teams.
• Strong experience with modern Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with expertise in UI architecture, scalable component design, and performance optimization using tools such as Instruments.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices and an interest in building components, tooling, or documentation that help teams ship accessible experiences by default.
• You embody Reddit’s core value of “Evolve” — you embrace ambiguity, seek feedback, and continuously improve your craft and the platform you help build.

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
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Pay Transparency

This position’s base salary range for U.S.‑based employees is: $190,800 – $267,100 USD.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for equity and/or commission. For more information about compensation and benefits, visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

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. Reddit’s employees must represent communities and redditors on our platform, ensuring inclusion and belonging for all.