Reddit

Front End Software Engineer, Media Player

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4 hours ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
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Base Salary

$165k - $229k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize web UI components for Reddit’s media player using React and TypeScript.
  • Design and implement backend APIs using Go and Python to power media playback experiences.
  • Contribute across the full development lifecycle, including technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
  • Collaborate with product, design, client engineering, and platform engineering teams to deliver media features and improve global performance.
  • Review code and design documents, provide feedback on product specifications and mocks, and establish developer workflow best practices.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help grow their technical expertise.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 3 years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby.
  • Proficiency with JavaScript, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, including translating complex UI/UX designs into scalable web applications.
  • Experience designing and implementing maintainable APIs using GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, and Thrift basics.
  • Strong organizational, prioritization, delivery, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Global benefits supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.
  • Family planning support, gender-affirming care, and mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
  • Generous paid parental leave.
  • Fully remote work environment.

Tech Stack

Reddit

About Reddit

5,001-10,000 employees

Reddit builds a social news and discussion platform organized into user-created forums (“subreddits”) for consumers, creators, and communities. It monetizes primarily through advertising tools for brands and self-serve advertisers, plus a Premium subscription; developers can access data via its API. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Reddit became a public company on the NYSE in 2024 and hosts over 100,000 active communities.

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