# Engineering Manager, Media Foundations and Delivery

**Company**: Reddit
**Location**: Remote - United States
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $217,000-$303,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Reddit is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its Media Foundations & Delivery team.

The successful candidate will help transition media into a first-class citizen with a strong technical foundation and extensible architecture.

Responsibilities:

- Drive Infrastructure Modernization: Lead the architectural shift to elevate media to a first-class citizen.

- Optimize Playback & Delivery: Own key success metrics related to Quality of Services (QoS), including Time to First Frame (TTFF), stall/rebuffer rates, exits before video screen (EBVS).

- Manage Global Distribution: Partner closely with infrastructure teams to define how to scale media via Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), edge computing, and caching strategies.

- Standardize Formats: Drive the standardization of the stack, from streaming protocols (HLS, MPEG-DASH) to container formats (CMAF, MP4).

- Champion a culture of innovation and experimentation, where team members are encouraged to explore, test, and refine novel ideas.

- Establish a clear technical vision and direction for media systems.

- Navigate ambiguity with confidence, utilizing data-driven insights to guide the team towards successful outcomes.

- Work in close partnership with Product, Data, and ML teams to ensure effective leadership and alignment with broader organizational objectives.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.

- 8+ years of industry experience, including 3+ years of engineering management experience.

- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Go, Python).

- Strong background in video streaming technologies, CDN routing, and media ingestion.

- Proven ability to balance immediate performance fixes with long-term architectural overhauls.

- Experience defining and governing clear Service Level Objectives and Indicators (SLOS, SLIs).

- Exceptional leadership, team management, communication, and collaboration skills.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs

- 401k with Employer Match

- Global Benefit programs

- Family Planning Support

- Gender-Affirming Care

- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off

- Generous Paid Parental Leave

## Skills

### Required
- video streaming technologies
- CDN routing
- media ingestion
- Java
- Go
- Python
- engineering management

### Nice to have
- cross-platform teams
- media creation experience

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