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Senior Staff Engineer, Ads

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2005H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

15 days ago

Salary

$232.5K - $325.5K / year

7 yrs expEnglishJavaPythonScalaGo

Job Description

• Work with the team to select, scope, and drive high-leverage projects that accelerate the development of the Ads API to help Reddit achieve its ambitious goals. • Help define the 2+ year technical roadmap for the platform, translating complex business needs into a clear strategy for highly available and performant backend services. • Execute on a strategy to create a world-class developer experience for our external 3P partners, focusing on API design, versioning, security, discoverability, and usability. • Mentor, coach, and collaborate with other technical contributors, fostering a culture of empathetic technical excellence and proactive problem-solving. • Work together with a variety of cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Product Marketing, and Sales, to ensure the Ads API meets the needs of all stakeholders. • Learn and improve technical and non-technical abilities, staying up-to-date on trends and best practices in the Ads API space across the industry.

Job Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading large-scale technical projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaboration. Familiarity with experimentation, data-informed decision making, hypothesis design, and customer empathy
Expertise in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Scala, Java, or C++) and ability to grow expertise in Python and Go.
Demonstrated ability to disambiguate complex problems, align stakeholders with different priorities, and aggressively prioritize to execute effectively. Strong ability to deliver through others as well as doing hands-on work
Excellent communication skills employed to drive toward consensus, navigate disagreements, and influence decisions across the engineering organization.
A bias for action. The ability to identify what needs to be done, take the initiative to make it happen without waiting for direction, and finish the swing.