Senior Business Engineer, Ads

Reddit

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$180,200–$252,300 / yr
Posted
112 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $216k
$129k most similar roles pay here $265k

This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $150,000–$217,793 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 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 77 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $217,000–$303,400 across 77 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Business Engineer, Ads

Senior Business Engineer - Ads The Senior Business Engineer - Ads joins the Ads Business Engineering team to serve as a technical advisor and solutions architect for strategic partners and advertisers. This role involves designing and prototyping proof-of-concept solutions, managing end-to-end integration projects, and collaborating with external engineering teams to resolve complex issues and optimize performance. You will build out developer ecosystems, influence product roadmaps, and implement platform changes to improve the advertising experience. The position requires expertise in backend or API development using languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or Node.js. Candidates must possess a strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and modern SDK patterns. This role specifically addresses technical challenges within the AdTech ecosystem, focusing on integrating advertising platforms with partner systems to create scalable, high-impact technical solutions for advertisers.

What you'll do

  • Act as a technical advisor and solutions architect for strategic partners integrating Reddit’s advertising APIs.
  • Design and prototype proof-of-concept solutions within both internal systems and partner codebases.
  • Collaborate with external engineering teams to optimize performance, resolve integration gaps, and troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Lead the onboarding, testing, and pre-launch support phases to ensure successful implementation for partners.
  • Advocate for partner needs internally to influence product roadmaps and platform priorities.
  • Manage high-impact escalations by providing actionable direction to resolve technical blockers quickly.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of software development experience with a track record of owning end-to-end technical projects and cross-org coordination.
  • Hands-on coding expertise in modern programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or Node.js.
  • Experience in backend or API development and the ability to prototype in partner environments.
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and modern SDK patterns.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical and business ideas to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of the AdTech ecosystem and experience with ads partnerships is preferred.
  • Experience contributing to developer experience through tooling, documentation, or ecosystem standards is preferred.

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