Engineering Manager, Safety

Reddit

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$217,000–$303,900 / yr
Posted
today

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $260k
$125k most similar roles pay here $323k

This role pays more than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $143,848–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About Reddit

Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion platform where users share content, vote on posts, and engage in community conversations across thousands of interest-based forums called subreddits.

Reddit currently has 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $217,000–$303,900 across 66 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Safety

As an Engineering Manager at Reddit, you will lead a high-impact team of 13 engineers dedicated to developing and scaling safety tooling and automated defense systems. Your daily responsibilities include managing the user-facing tools used by moderators for rule enforcement and the centralized platform for AI model training and incident investigation. You will work closely with Product, Data Science, ML, and Operations teams to define an AI-first strategy that can handle a 10x surge in scale while reducing response times dramatically. The ideal candidate has experience managing large engineering teams, deep technical knowledge in full-stack engineering, and familiarity with AI/ML practices for productionizing workflows at scale. This role is crucial in ensuring Reddit’s global community remains safe from bad actors through innovative technology solutions.

What you'll do

  • Lead a high-impact team of 13 engineers to develop automated AI training and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Own the development of user-facing tools for moderators to define and enforce community rules automatically.
  • Manage the centralized platform used by admins to train AI models, process reports, and investigate suspicious activity.
  • Define and execute an AI-first platform strategy to support a 10x scale increase while reducing incident response time.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate safety tooling and automated defense systems into Reddit’s core infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • Track record of managing and scaling engineering teams (10+ members).
  • Deep technical expertise in full-stack engineering and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Ability to set strategic roadmaps and deliver results with a customer focus.
  • Experience coaching and fostering a healthy team culture through regular feedback.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML engineering practices for content and behavior detection.

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