Front End Software Engineer, Media Player

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $165,000–$165,000🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building the next version of Reddit's media web experience, focusing on the web media player and its APIs to deliver seamless, low-latency video and audio playback.

Role type

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Media Player)

Builds

Web media player UI components and backend APIs for video/audio streaming

Domain

Internet / Streaming Media

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

React, TypeScript, Go, Python, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, UI/UX translation, API design

Preferred skills

Mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, performance optimization

Technologies

React, TypeScript, Go, Python, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift

Responsibilities

Design and implement end-to-end fullstack solutions for the media player; optimize web UI components and backend APIs; collaborate with product and design teams; review code and design docs; mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Reddit

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 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.