Principal Technical Program Manager, Performance

Reddit

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Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$260,800–$365,100 / yr
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $313k
$121k most similar roles pay here $391k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $161,500–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $313k versus about $188k 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 · Principal Technical Program Manager, Performance

As a Principal Technical Program Manager at Reddit, you will lead company-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing the speed, reliability, and quality of user experiences across mobile and web platforms. Partnering closely with engineering leaders in various departments, you will develop strategies to integrate performance metrics into daily operations, ensuring they are measurable and sustainable. Your responsibilities include defining an operational framework for continuous improvement, driving organizational change to embed performance as a core cultural value, and building communication tools that align teams towards user-centric outcomes. You must have extensive experience leading large-scale technical programs, deep expertise in performance and reliability systems, and the ability to navigate complex cross-functional environments with strong technical acumen.

What you'll do

  • Translate performance strategy into executable programs across mobile, web, and shared platform systems.
  • Define and drive the operating model for sustained performance improvement, including prioritization, measurement, and risk management.
  • Drive organizational change to integrate performance as a core part of Reddit’s engineering culture.
  • Develop communication mechanisms that connect technical improvements to user and business outcomes.
  • Build measurement systems to distinguish real user experience improvement from superficial metric changes.
  • Ensure performance governance while preserving team ownership and maintaining user experience standards.

What we're looking for

  • 14+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, infrastructure, or related fields.
  • Proven track record leading multi-year, cross-functional technical programs with executive oversight.
  • Deep expertise in performance and reliability systems including client platforms, observability, and release quality.
  • Ability to drive organizational change and build shared standards for long-term performance improvement.
  • Strong communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear narratives for stakeholders.
  • Experience building measurement systems that link technical improvements to user and business outcomes.

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