Lead technical direction for Reddit's Android Platform, focusing on client health, developer experience, and app architecture.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Lead technical decisions for Android Platform
- Drive Developer Experience strategy
- Architect Android Client Health foundations
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship
Must have
- 5+ years software development experience
- 3+ years building Android applications
- Deep expertise in Kotlin and Android technologies
Nice to have
- Experience with shared libraries or frameworks
- Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows
Role intensity
40% coding
AI in the day-to-day
Champion AI supercharged developer and agent workflows.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Staff Android Engineer on Reddit's Android Platform team, the individual will lead technical initiatives and set the direction for a large Android codebase, focusing on client health, developer experience, and app architecture. Key skills include deep expertise in Kotlin, modern Android technologies, and a strong background in platform infrastructure. This position is suited for experienced engineers with a proven track record in managing complex Android projects and influencing cross-functional teams. The team is dedicated to enhancing the app's performance and reliability for millions of daily users.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Reddit's careers page October 14, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Mobile roles (median ~$190,000).
- Starts above 56% of 16 comparable staff mobile roles in United States we track (median $208,000 across 14 companies).
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Android Engineer, Android Platform 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 Staff Android Engineer, Android Platform role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Jetpack Compose, Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reddit targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Android Engineer, Android Platform role at Reddit.
From the original posting
The Android Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit. We design, build and support the Android app for millions of DAUs and the development ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences.
As a Staff Android Engineer on the Android Platform team, you’ll set technical direction and lead cross-team initiatives for a large, multi‑team Android codebase, with a core focus on three pillars: Client Health (Crashes/ANRs/Performance), Developer Experiences, and App Architecture (modern and opinionated). You’ll turn ambiguous platform problems into a multi-quarter roadmap, align engineering partners, and stay hands-on from design and implementation through rollout and adoption.
What you’ll do
- Lead technical decisions that will scale Reddit’s Android Platform to the next 100M+ DAUs, balancing long-term platform health with product delivery.
- Drive Developer Experience strategy to accelerate build and test cycles and improve release safety across teams.
- Architect Android Client Health and Observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) to empower engineering teams to safeguard performance and reliability.
- Champion AI supercharged developer and agent workflows.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers, elevating engineering standards across teams through architectural reviews, documentation, and technical guidance.
What we expect from you
- 5+ years software development experience with 3+ years building Android applications, with a track record of leading complex Android initiatives from problem definition through delivery and sustained adoption.
- Experience setting technical direction and delivering shared platform capabilities in a large Android codebase used by multiple teams and millions of daily active users.
- Deep expertise in Kotlin, Android lifecycle and concurrency, and modern Android technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin coroutines, with sound judgment about architectural tradeoffs and migration strategies.
- Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure work: shared libraries or frameworks, experiments/logging, navigation, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
- Strong systems thinking and hands-on problem solving, with evidence of measurable improvements to app reliability, performance, or developer productivity.
- Ability to influence without formal authority, build consensus across engineering, product, design, and data partners, and communicate technical strategy and tradeoffs clearly.
- Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows (code generation, refactoring, static analysis, or CI checks) with clear, measurable benefit.
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
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Pay Transparency:
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
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