The Growth team at Reddit connects everyone to their communities and creates engaging loops to encourage them to keep coming back. The team is a central part of our product and ensures that new users in our platform have a meaningful experience. We drive company-level impact and we push forth the cutting edge of engineering and machine learning to drive sustainable user growth across our markets.
We are seeking a data-driven Engineering Manager to lead a team within the Growth organization. This team will focus on enhancing our user conversion and engagement flows with the goal of helping users discover Reddit faster.
The successful candidate will be passionate about solving both user and business problems, thrive in ambiguity, and enjoy brainstorming, experimentation, and iteration. They will collaborate closely with stakeholders across engineering, product, user acquisition, and leadership to develop and implement impactful solutions.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor a team of seasoned mobile and backend engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment that promotes professional growth.
- Devise and implement comprehensive user experience strategies tailored to diverse user cohorts, with the goal of optimizing user conversion and retention.
- Champion a culture of innovation and experimentation, where team members are encouraged to explore, test, and refine novel ideas.
- Navigate ambiguity with confidence, utilizing data-driven insights to guide the team towards successful outcomes.
- Work in close partnership with Product, Data, Design and ML teams to ensure effective leadership, alignment with broader organizational objectives, and maximum impact
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
- 8+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years managing a team of engineers with varied skill levels, including backend, frontend and mobile engineers.
- Strong background in software engineering, preferably in backend systems and/or platforms.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Go, Python) and experience with distributed systems.
- Proven ability to brainstorm and implement experimental ideas to drive growth.
- Exceptional leadership, team management, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Experience in engineering management or technical leadership roles, preferably in high-growth tech companies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Domain experience on authentication and authorization systems, including SSO (Single Sign On), Passkeys, Phone Auth.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k Match
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Paid Volunteer time off
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
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What We Do
Reddit is a community of millions of users engaging in the creation of content and the sharing of conversation across tens of thousands of topics. Our mission is to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world.
Why Work With Us
At Reddit, you’ll help build something that encourages millions around the world to think more, do more, learn more, feel more– and maybe even laugh more.
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