Engineering Manager, Advanced Signals (SWE)
Lead the Ads Advanced Signals Team at Reddit, focusing on APIs and tooling for off-platform signals in a fully remote environment.
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Engineering Manager for the Ads Advanced Signals Team at Reddit, the individual will oversee the development of APIs and tools that enhance the advertising ecosystem by managing both inbound and outbound signals. Key skills include a strong background in software engineering, experience in the ads domain, and the ability to communicate technical strategies effectively. This position is ideal for someone with a proven track record in leading engineering teams and a passion for driving impactful solutions. The role also emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to align technical efforts with broader company objectives.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reddit's career page.
- Reddit has 172 other open roles including Senior Account Executive, Mid-Market (DACH), Senior Staff Data Scientist - Consumer Relevance, Engineering Manager, Safety.
- 169 active APIs roles on Joblaze right now.
- 38 active ADS roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Management (median ~$180,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Engineering Manager, Advanced Signals (SWE) role remote?
- Yes — Reddit lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Reddit lists $217,000–$303,900 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Engineering Manager, Advanced Signals (SWE) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ADS, data integrations, digital ads, APIs.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reddit targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Engineering Manager, Advanced Signals (SWE) role at Reddit.
From the original posting
Role Description
As the Engineering Manager of the Ads Advanced Signals Team at Reddit, you'll lead the team responsible for the APIs, integrations, and tooling that power both inbound and outbound signals for Reddit Ads, which includes helping advertisers
What You’ll Do
Ads Advanced Signals Technical Vision
Your primary mission will be to scale and evolve the APIs, integrations, and tooling that power Reddit’s off-platform signals ecosystem. This includes both collecting high-quality inbound signals and delivering outbound data products that advertisers and partners use to measure and optimize performance. There is significant room to guide technical vision that will have a meaningful impact on Reddit’s ads business.
Execution
You will own the execution of your team’s roadmap and be accountable for consistent, predictable delivery. You will prioritize both planned projects and emergent asks. You will coach Tech Leads on project management and empower your team to execute autonomously. You will identify risks and proactively communicate them both internally and externally.
Career Development
You will help your engineers identify career goals and create development plans to achieve them. You will constantly seek opportunities to push your engineers & managers outside their comfort zone and turn followers into leaders.
Quality Control
You will work with your team to develop processes and tooling that constantly improve the quality of our products and systems, ensuring that they meet product requirements, customer needs, and SLAs.
Organizational Alignment
You will serve as a thought partner to product and upper management to ensure your team’s plans align with company goals. You will become an expert in the digital ads business and our customer needs. You will participate in and challenge prioritization decisions. You will communicate your team’s work and set expectations with external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and lead a team of engineers building products, APIs, and data integrations for collecting and distributing off-platform signals
- Drive adoption of Reddit’s Conversions API, and associated integrations by creating strong developer experiences
- Own a roadmap spanning inbound signals collection and outbound measurement/reporting capabilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Data Science, Sales, Solutions, and Business Engineering, to improve advertiser outcomes and drive revenue
- Set team goals and objectives, and track progress toward achieving them
- Identify and develop talent within the team and provide mentorship and career development opportunities
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams & atleast 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience in Ads domain;
- (Nice to have) - Ads domains that leverages conversion signals, signals integrations, mobile measurement partner integrations, and measurement vendor integrations
- Experience partnering with product managers and designers to build new products
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and communicate a clear, compelling technical strategy that supports broader company objectives and addresses the needs of internal customers.
- Impact-Driven Mindset: Passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible solutions that drive business value.
- Exceptional Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences and build strong relationships with cross-functional partners
Perks and Benefits:
- 100% remote opportunity (we have 4 office locations for hybrid/onsite work preference in NY, SF, LA and Chicago)
- Competitive salary and equity options
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision) & workplace perks (home office set up stipend etc)
- Generous 401k matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid parental leave (4+ months)
- Family planning support
- Paid volunteer time off
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