Join Reddit as a Staff Product Designer to shape user experiences across identity, profiles, and community representation.
AI in the day-to-day
Use AI-assisted design and coding tools to create functional prototypes.
Requirements
- Experience
- 8–10 years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Staff Product Designer for Presence at Reddit, the individual will focus on defining user experience strategies and creating cohesive design frameworks that enhance identity and community interactions across the platform. This position requires a strong background in product design, particularly in systems thinking and interaction design, with an emphasis on using AI-assisted tools for prototyping. Ideal candidates will have over eight years of experience in consumer technology and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams. The role is strategic and collaborative, aimed at shaping the future of Reddit's user experiences.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 11 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reddit's career page.
- Reddit has 165 other open roles including Community Manager, French Speaking (Contract), Senior Support Engineer, Snoo Operations & Support, Senior Growth Manager (Contract).
- Salary band is above the typical range for Design roles (median ~$171,200).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Reddit lists $194,600–$272,400 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 8–10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Product Designer, Presence role.
- 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 Product Designer, Presence role at Reddit.
From the original posting
Presence is shaping how people, creators, businesses, and communities express who they are and show up across Reddit.
As Reddit expands into new experiences like Shopping, Reddit Pro, and other emerging product areas, we’re building the foundations that connect identity, profiles, communities, and discovery across the platform.
We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer to help define those foundations.
This is a highly strategic, systems-oriented role for a designer who enjoys solving complex problems across product boundaries. You’ll shape experience architecture, create reusable UX patterns, and help teams build experiences that feel connected as Reddit evolves.
What you’ll do
- Define UX strategy and experience architecture across multiple Presence initiatives.
- Shape foundational experiences across identity, profiles, community representation, Reddit Pro, and emerging product areas.
- Turn ambiguous opportunities into clear product direction, scalable frameworks, and compelling experiences.
- Use AI-assisted design and coding tools to create functional prototypes that make ideas tangible and accelerate decisions.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, Content Design, and senior leaders to influence product direction.
- Bring teams together around shared principles, trade-offs, and a longer-term vision.
- Raise the bar for interaction design, information architecture, accessibility, and reusable design patterns.
- Mentor designers and help evolve how the team approaches systems thinking, craft, and AI-native design.
What we’re looking for
- 8 to 10+ years of product design experience, including complex, cross-functional work in consumer technology.
- Strong systems thinking and experience designing platform-level or reusable product experiences.
- Exceptional interaction design, information architecture, and product strategy skills.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and balancing long-term vision with near-term execution.
- A track record of influencing senior stakeholders and aligning teams without direct authority.
- Strong storytelling, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Experience using AI-assisted design or coding tools to explore, prototype, and communicate ideas.
- A portfolio demonstrating Staff-level thinking, strong craft, and meaningful product or organizational impact.
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:
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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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