Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client Architecture

Reddit is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client Architecture to lead the architectural overhaul of its post and comment composers across all platforms. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will define the multi-year technical vision for how users create content on Reddit, focusing on continued modernization of composers and building out new contribution formats.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect for Scale: Define and execute the org-wide client architecture strategy to support seamless video creation, editing, and uploading directly within shared composers.
• Accelerate Product Roadmap: Build and scale new contribution formats natively within shared post and comment experiences.
• Mentorship & Org Leadership: Serve as the technical anchor for the Contribution engineering team and influence the broader Content Ecosystem org.
• Leverage Modern Tooling: Utilize AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, system design, and coding.
• Optimize Contribution Funnel: Lead the engineering of highly performant client infrastructure.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record as a Senior Staff Engineer or Principal Engineer on consumer-facing mobile or web client applications.
• Client Architecture Expertise: Deep mastery of modern web architecture (e.g., React, TypeScript) with strong architectural command of native mobile paradigms (iOS/Swift, Android/Kotlin).
• Domain Expertise: Demonstrated track record of solving hard client-side performance and rendering bottlenecks at scale.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-functional engineering initiatives that balance technical excellence with aggressive growth targets.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave