Join Reddit as a Senior Frontend Engineer to enhance the media web experience with innovative video and audio solutions.
Posted by employer 2 weeks ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 weeks ago
Last verified on the company career page 2 days ago
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
70% hands-on coding
AI in the day-to-day
Interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI, with an option to opt out.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Frontend Engineer at Reddit, the individual will focus on enhancing the web media experience by developing and optimizing the media player and its supporting APIs. Proficiency in modern web technologies like React and TypeScript, along with backend experience in Go or Python, is essential for success in this position. This role is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong background in software development and a passion for media streaming technologies. The team operates in a fast-paced environment, emphasizing collaboration across various functions to deliver innovative features.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 16 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reddit's career page.
- Reddit has 168 other open roles including Director, Revenue Strategy & Operations (Large Customer Sales), Backend Engineer, IAM, Director, Revenue Strategy & Operations (Large Customer Sales).
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- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Frontend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Pays more than 74% of the 3228 salaried Python roles we track (median $160,000). See Python salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Frontend Engineer, Media role remote?
- Yes — Reddit lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Reddit lists $190,000–$267,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Frontend Engineer, Media role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, GraphQL, HTTP, JavaScript, Python, REST.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reddit targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Frontend Engineer, Media role at Reddit.
From the original posting
We are seeking a Sr Software Engineer to help us build the next version of media web experience. In this role, you will define the work on the technical components of how we deliver video and audio content at Reddit. Specifically, you will focus on our web media player and the APIs that power it, drawing on industry patterns from top streaming platforms to build seamless, low-latency playback experiences and interactive tools for creators and users alike.
Key Responsibilities
- Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
- Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
- Design and implement end-to-end fullstack solutions, optimizing web UI components for our media player (React, TypeScript) and the backend APIs (Go, Python) that power them.
- Move fast while balancing quality. We can’t afford extensive processes, and we also can’t afford show-stopping bugs.
- You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
- Collaborate with client engineers and platform engineers to improve performance of media across Reddit to serve better content globally.
- Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
Qualifications
- BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++).
- Strong proficiency in modern web development technologies (JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript) and experience translating complex UI/UX designs into scalable web applications.
- Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
- Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.
- Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
What Will Set You Apart
- Deep product thinking abilities; a track record of bridging the gap between highly technical media streaming metrics (like QoE and buffering rates) and user-facing features (like media controls, analytics dashboards, and interactive video).
- Familiarity with HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), MPEG-DASH, MP4, and other streaming protocols, as well as video compression standards (H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1).
- Demonstrated curiosity and commitment to staying up-to-date with advancements in video compression technologies, including attending conferences, reading research papers, and engaging with the latest industry trends.
- Familiar with background data fetching.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
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/.
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