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contractAndroid Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering
Reddit · San Francisco, CA
Reddit operates a network of interest‑based communities where users share, vote, and discuss content. Its Consumer Engineering organization creates the Android experiences that let Redditors discover, join, and engage with those communities. As a contract Android Software Engineer on this team, you would design and build native features using Kotlin, guide projects from concept through launch, and work closely with product, design, data, ML, backend and platform partners to turn technical capabilities into intuitive user flows. Day‑to‑day work includes improving app architecture, performance, reliability, accessibility and developer workflows, mentoring teammates, and driving cross‑functional initiatives such as experimentation, feature flags and analytics integration. The role suits an experienced Android developer who has shipped consumer‑facing apps at scale, thinks product‑mindedly, communicates clearly, embraces ownership and learns from setbacks. Familiarity with Jetpack Compose, Media3/ExoPlayer, accessibility standards and experimentation frameworks is a plus, and the position offers the standard U.S. benefits package described in the posting.
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com . The Reddit Consumer Engineering organization builds and scales the products that Redditors use directly to discover content, participate in communities, and connect with others. Sitting at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and core user journeys, Android Software Engineers in Consumer Engineering work with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Backend Engineers, and other mobile engineers to build, experiment with, and scale the experiences that help hundreds of millions of users discover, join, navigate, and engage with Reddit. This centralized role hires across several high-impact consumer teams, including: Core Product & Feeds: Home Experience, Recommendations & Content Discovery, Contribution Community & Presence: Reddit Pro, Youth Experience & Teen Safety, Creator Tools Growth & Engagement: Authentication, Notifications, Social Sharing, SEO, Onboarding Monetization & Conversion: Paid User Acquisition, Conversion Funnel Optimization Identity & Security: Account Management, Trust & Safety What You’ll Do Build and evolve user-facing Android experiences that help people discover, consume, create, and engage with content and communities. Lead projects through the full development lifecycle, from product definition and technical design to implementation, experimentation, launch, and ongoing improvement. Partner with product, design, data science, ML, backend, and platform teams to shape strategy, translate technical capabilities into intuitive experiences, and deliver measurable user impact. Improve Android architecture, performance, reliability, accessibility, developer workflows, and engineering standards while mentoring teammates and driving cross-functional technical initiatives. Who You Might Be An experienced Android engineer who has built and shipped consumer-facing native applications at scale using Kotlin. A strategic, product-minded partner who connects technical decisions to user and business outcomes and can lead through ambiguity. A clear and collaborative communicator who can explain complex tradeoffs, influence stakeholders, and build alignment across teams. A curious, adaptable, and ownership-oriented teammate who embraces experimentation, learns from setbacks, improves processes, and helps others succeed. Technical Qualifications Professional experience developing native Android applications with Kotlin and a strong understanding of Android frameworks and application architecture. Ability to write idiomatic, readable, reusable, and testable code, with strong skills in debugging, performance optimization, reliability, and maintainability. Experience designing mobile systems and interfaces, evaluating architectural tradeoffs, and building scalable features from APIs through user-facing UI. Experience with experimentation, feature flags, instrumentation, analytics, and product or quality-of-experience metrics. Familiarity with Jetpack Compose, Android accessibility, Media3 or ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, HLS or DASH, recommendation systems, or ML-integrated products is a plus. 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/ . To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. The base salary range for this position is: $164,200 — $229,900 USD 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. During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensor
| Role | Android Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Company | |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| Type | contract |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-07 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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