Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats
Core
Lead technical strategy and execution for Reddit's Video Ads and unique interactive ad formats on Android, ensuring high performance and scalability for millions of users.
Role type
Staff Android Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
Fully customizable interactive ad formats, AI-driven ads incorporating UGC, and high-visibility video ad experiences.
Domain
Ad Tech / Mobile Video
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Android mastery (Kotlin, modern architectural patterns), system design for data-intensive client-side systems, ad tech experience (interactive/rich-media), product mindset (UI polish/performance), experimentation/analysis (BigQuery, Firebase), GenAI tooling for productivity, mentoring senior engineers
Preferred skills
Video Ads experience, Jetpack Compose, experience at scaled peer companies
Technologies
Kotlin, Android, Jetpack Compose, BigQuery, Firebase, GenAI tools
Responsibilities
Partner with Product/Design to build roadmap for Video Ads; establish Android best practices and provide design reviews; drive full-cycle development from prototyping to deployment; mentor senior engineers across teams
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
