Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

Reddit

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$217,000–$303,900 / yr
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today

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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.

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TL;DR · Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

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As a Staff Android Engineer on Reddit’s Android Platform team, you will lead technical initiatives focusing on client health, developer experience, and app architecture. Your responsibilities include shaping the Android App's architecture for future scalability, enhancing developer workflows with AI-driven tools, and establishing robust observability frameworks to monitor user experiences. You’ll work within a large codebase serving millions of daily active users, requiring expertise in modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines), experience with shared libraries and core networking, and practical application of AI in engineering processes. This role demands strong leadership skills to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across multiple teams.

Skills

Jetpack Compose Kotlin Coroutines Android CI/CD AI Large codebase Modern Android development Shared libraries Startup/session orchestration Core networking/caching

What you'll do

  • Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android App to scale for future growth.
  • Improve developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations for efficient development.
  • Define and implement guardrails using lint/static analysis, tests, and AI-assisted reviews.
  • Build and evolve observability foundations for monitoring client health and performance issues.
  • Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software development experience with at least 4+ years in Android application design and development.
  • Experience working on large codebases serving over 100 engineers and millions of daily active users.
  • Mastery of modern Android development tools including Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines.
  • Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure: shared libraries, startup/session orchestration, core networking/caching.
  • Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows with clear, measurable benefits.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction across multiple teams.

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