Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Commenting Experience at Reddit
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
About the Job
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 82M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information
For more information, visit redditinc.com.The Commenting Experience team is responsible for one of the highest traffic pages on the platform: the Comments page
We know that conversations are the lifeblood of Reddit, so we strive to ensure the comment creation experience is intuitive and delightful for all users
This is a high impact role where you will drive related technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world.Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent
This role is remote-friendly within the United States
If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations, our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like. What You’ll Do: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
You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers
Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.Qualifications for this role: Minimum 5+ years of post-internship, full-time, hands-on, professional software development experience developing software in one or more front end focused programming languages; Javascript, Typescript, ES6.Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as LIT, Polymer, React, Vue, or Angular with experience with CSS.Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs is a plus.Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems.Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.Entrepreneurial spirit
You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments
You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.Excellent communication skills
You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.Benefits:Comprehensive Health benefits401k MatchingWorkspace benefits for your home officePersonal & Professional development fundsFamily Planning SupportFlexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off4+ months paid Parental Leave Paid Volunteer time offPay 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 .To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay 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 pay range for this position is:$190,800—$267,100 USDReddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at
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 82M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information
For more information, visit redditinc.com.The Commenting Experience team is responsible for one of the highest traffic pages on the platform: the Comments page
We know that conversations are the lifeblood of Reddit, so we strive to ensure the comment creation experience is intuitive and delightful for all users
This is a high impact role where you will drive related technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world.Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent
This role is remote-friendly within the United States
If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations, our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like. What You’ll Do: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
You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers
Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.Qualifications for this role: Minimum 5+ years of post-internship, full-time, hands-on, professional software development experience developing software in one or more front end focused programming languages; Javascript, Typescript, ES6.Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as LIT, Polymer, React, Vue, or Angular with experience with CSS.Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs is a plus.Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems.Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.Entrepreneurial spirit
You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments
You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.Excellent communication skills
You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.Benefits:Comprehensive Health benefits401k MatchingWorkspace benefits for your home officePersonal & Professional development fundsFamily Planning SupportFlexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off4+ months paid Parental Leave Paid Volunteer time offPay 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 .To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay 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 pay range for this position is:$190,800—$267,100 USDReddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at
ApplicationAssistance@Reddit.com
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