Senior Frontend Engineer, Media

Reddit

13d • $190,000 - $267,000 • Remote

About The Position

Reddit is seeking a Sr Software Engineer to help build the next version of its media web experience. This role will focus on the technical components of delivering video and audio content, specifically the web media player and its powering APIs. The goal is to draw on industry patterns from top streaming platforms to create seamless, low-latency playback experiences and interactive tools for creators and users.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++).
• Strong proficiency in modern web development technologies (JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript) and experience translating complex UI/UX designs into scalable web applications.
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Deep product thinking abilities; a track record of bridging the gap between highly technical media streaming metrics (like QoE and buffering rates) and user-facing features (like media controls, analytics dashboards, and interactive video).
• Familiarity with HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), MPEG-DASH, MP4, and other streaming protocols, as well as video compression standards (H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1).
• Demonstrated curiosity and commitment to staying up-to-date with advancements in video compression technologies, including attending conferences, reading research papers, and engaging with the latest industry trends.
• Familiar with background data fetching.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Design and implement end-to-end fullstack solutions, optimizing web UI components for our media player (React, TypeScript) and the backend APIs (Go, Python) that power them.
• Move fast while balancing quality.
• Reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
• Collaborate with client engineers and platform engineers to improve performance of media across Reddit to serve better content globally.
• Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree