Senior Android Engineer, Moderation Engineering

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Match

Flexible Vacation

Generous paid Parental Leave

Paid Volunteer time off

Job summary

A leading social media platform is looking for an experienced Android Engineer. The candidate should have at least 4 years of experience in developing Android applications using Java or Kotlin. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a remote environment are essential. The position offers comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary range of $190,800 — $267,100 USD.

Qualifications

• At least 4+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user-facing Android mobile applications.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; thrives in fast-paced environments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to deliver projects on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Android applications.
• Collaborate remotely with teams.
• Design maintainable APIs.

Skills

Android mobile application development

Java

Kotlin

Java, Python, Go, Rust, C++

GraphQL

REST

HTTP basics

Excellent communication skills

Self-directed and innovative

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

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 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

The Moderation Engineering organization’s mission lies at the core of Reddit's success as a platform: we build features that enable moderators to create and grow meaningful, destination communities. Moderators are a key pillar of Reddit’s success, and act as community leaders and tastemakers, ensuring there’s something on Reddit for everyone. With such huge responsibility, Reddit's moderation system needs to be simple and easy to use so moderators can focus their energy on creating and cultivating thriving communities. The Moderation Empowerment team is focused on empowering moderators with tools to shape culture, drive engagement, and scale healthy communities.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Android Engineer to join our team.

What we are looking for:

• At least 4+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user‑facing Android mobile native applications at scale, using Java or Kotlin
• Software development experience in one or more general‑purpose programming languages; Java, Python, Go, Rust, C++
• Additional knowledge around GraphQL, REST, HTTP basics, and the ability to design maintainable APIs is a plus
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self‑directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast‑paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non‑technical audiences

What Will Set You Apart:

• Experience and or desire to learn and work in other tech stacks such as backend, web, or iOS
• A passion for learning and adapting to new technologies that you lacked prior experience with
• Familiarity with reactive frameworks (RxJava, Kotlin Coroutines) Experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android development practices

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs

• 401k Match

• Family Planning Support

• Gender‑Affirming Care

• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

• Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

• Generous paid Parental Leave

• Paid Volunteer time off

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, visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay 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 pay range for this position is:

$190,800 — $267,100 USD

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