Senior Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

Reddit•New York, NY

About The Position

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 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com. 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 development ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences. As a Senior Android Engineer on the Android Platform team, you’ll work on a large, multi‑team Android codebase, with a core focus on three pillars: Client Health (Crashes/ANRs/Performance), Developer Experience, and App Architecture (modern and opinionated).

Requirements

5+ years software development experience with 3+ years building Android applications
Experience working in a large codebase serving ~100 engineers and millions of DAUs.
Experience with modern Android development technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin coroutines.
Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure work: shared libraries or frameworks, experiments/logging, navigation, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
A passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves people’s lives.
Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences.
Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows (code generation, refactoring, static analysis, or CI checks) with clear, measurable benefit.

Responsibilities

Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android Mobile App that will scale us to the next 100M+ DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to make Android at Reddit best-in-class.
Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations that make it fast and safe to develop, test, and release code.
Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and AI‑assisted reviews) that catch common issues early.
Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.
Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static analysis, CI checks) for improved developer productivity and/or user experiences.
Mentor and Support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation, and education on platform capabilities, observability, and best practices.

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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