Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Reddit

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$217,000–$303,900 / yr
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76 days ago
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TL;DR · Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

The Staff Android Engineer joins the Brand Ad Formats team to lead the technical strategy for transforming video ads into a premier offering for brand advertisers. You will drive the entire development lifecycle, from early-stage discovery and prototyping to deployment, while providing technical guidance on building high-performance, scalable, and reddit-unique ad formats. This role requires deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns to build rich-media mobile experiences. You will utilize tools like BigQuery, HEX, and Firebase to analyze product metrics and experiments. The work involves solving complex technical challenges in ad tech, specifically creating fully customizable interactive formats and AI-driven ads incorporating User-Generated Content. You will mentor senior engineers and establish best practices for design, testing, and operational excellence across the Android platform.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical strategy and roadmap to transform Reddit’s Video Ads into an industry-leading offering.
  • Drive the technical design and execution of projects to build high-performance, scalable, and unique ad formats on Android.
  • Provide technical guidance and design reviews to establish Android best practices for large-scale mobile systems.
  • Manage the full development lifecycle from early-stage discovery and prototyping to testing and production deployment.
  • Mentor senior engineers across teams on ad formats, design best practices, and operational excellence.
  • Analyze product metrics and design experiments using tools like BigQuery, HEX, and Firebase to drive data-driven decisions.
  • Build fault-tolerant client-side systems within complex, data-intensive environments.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience at a Staff level.
  • Minimum of 3+ years of deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns.
  • Completed 4+ Android development projects from ideation to production deployment.
  • Prior experience in Ad Tech building highly interactive or rich-media mobile experiences.
  • Ability to build fault-tolerant client-side systems in complex, data-intensive environments.
  • Experience leveraging GenAI tools to increase software engineering productivity.
  • Fluency in product metrics and designing experiments using tools like BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase.
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience working on Video Ads (preferred).
  • Experience working at a scaled peer company (preferred).
  • Experience with Jetpack Compose (preferred).

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