Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Tensec; New York (NY); On-site; USD 217,000 - 303,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k with Employer Match

Flexible Vacation

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to lead the technical strategy for turning Video Ads into a premier offering. Responsibilities include mentoring, providing technical guidance, and driving the development lifecycle. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years of software engineering experience, deep expertise in Kotlin, and a strong product mindset. A BS degree in Computer Science is required. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, 401k with employer match, and generous parental leave.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at staff level.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin with 3+ years of Android development.
• Experience in Ad Tech and interactive mobile experiences.
• Fluency in product metrics and experiment design.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy for Reddit’s video ads.
• Guide a team to achieve best practices in Android.
• Drive development from discovery to deployment.
• Mentor senior engineers and establish design excellence.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Kotlin expertise

Android architectural patterns

Product mindset

System design

AI/ML integration

Good communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

BigQuery

Firebase

Job description

Staff Android Engineer – Lead the technical strategy to turn Reddit’s Video Ads into a premier offering for brand advertisers. Build and provide technical guidance on new reddit-unique ad formats on Android, ensuring they are high performance, high quality and scalable.

What you’ll do

• Video Ads Tech Lead: Partner closely with Product and Design to build a roadmap that will transform our Video Ads format into an industry leader in the space, and drive the technical design and execution of projects that turn the roadmap into reality.
• Technical Strategy: Provide guidance to the team working on building video ads as well as reddit-unique ad formats that scale to millions of users, by establishing Android best practices and providing design reviews.
• Full-Cycle Leadership: Drive the entire development lifecycle—from early-stage discovery and prototyping to testing, data‑driven experimentation, and deployment.
• Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers across teams in ad formats and establish best practices for design, testing and operational excellence, while also leading by example in understanding and advocating for our customers.

What we expect from you:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience (Staff level seniority).
• Android Mastery: (Minimum of 3+ years) Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns. Completed 4+ Android development projects from ideation to deployment in production.
• Prior experience in Ad Tech, building highly interactive/rich‑media mobile experiences.
• Product Mindset: Proven track record of delivering user‑facing features where UI polish and performance are critical.
• System Design: Ability to navigate complex, data‑intensive environments and build fault‑tolerant client‑side systems.
• AI: Experience leveraging GenAI tools to increase software engineering productivity.
• Experimentation/Analysis: Fluency working with product metrics, designing and analyzing experiments with exposure to tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase, etc.
• Versatility: An openness to work across the stack when necessary and explore innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML integration).
• Entrepreneurial spirit: You must be self‑directed, innovative, and biased towards action. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills: You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• An experienced technical leader with a strong track record of mentoring and uplifting team members technical skills and aptitude.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule for the team.
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

Bonus points:

• Experience working on Video Ads
• Experience working at a scaled peer company
• Experience with Jetpack Compose

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
• Gender‑Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

Base salary range for this position is: $217,000 — $303,900 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.