Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Responsibilities

• Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers across teams in ad formats and establish best practices for design, testing and operational excellence, while also leading by example in understanding and advocating for our customers.

Requirements

• With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
• By delivering guaranteed placements and engaging ad interactions, they support major brand initiatives and help advertisers achieve measurable outcomes. The team is building fully customizable interactive formats and AI-driven ads that incorporate User-Generated Content (UGC). Moving forward, we will be doubling down on Video Ads , with the goal of turning Reddit into an industry leader and a ‘must buy’ for advertisers to promote video content.
• Android Mastery: (Minimum of 3+ years) Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architectural patterns. Completed 4+ Android development projects from ideation to deployment in production. Prior
• experience in Ad Tech , building highly interactive/rich-media mobile experiences.
• System Design: Ability to navigate complex, data-intensive environments and build fault-tolerant client-side systems. AI :
• Versatility: An openness to work across the stack when necessary and explore innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML integration).
• Excellent communication skills: You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule for the team.
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience. Bonus points: •
• Experience working on Video Ads •
• Experience working at a scaled peer company •
• Experience with Jetpack Compose Benefits:
• Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of
• In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI).

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