Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 217000 - 303900

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Reddit is a community of communities. Its 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 100000 active communities and approximately 121 million daily active unique visitors Reddit is one of the internets largest sources of information. For more information visit .

TheAndroid Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit. We design build and support the Android app and its development ecosystem (libraries frameworks observability and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences.

As a Staff Android Engineer you will be a technical leader for the Android organization focusing on three pillars: Client Health (Crashes/ANRs/Performance) Developer Experience and App Architecture.

What youll do:
Own and shape the architecture of Reddits Android App to scale for the next 100M DAUs.
Improve Android developer experience by designing tools workflows and CI integrations that make it fast and safe to develop 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) for improved productivity.
Mentor and Support Android engineers through design reviews documentation and education on platform capabilities.

What we expect from you:
8 years of Software development experience with at least 4 years in designing/developing Android applications.
Experience working in a large codebase serving 100 engineers and millions of DAUs.
Mastery of modern Android development (Jetpack Compose Kotlin Coroutines).
Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure: shared libraries startup/session orchestration or core networking/caching.
Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows with clear measurable benefit.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction across multiple teams.

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

Pay 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 provide greater transparency to candidates we share base salary 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 salary range for this position is:

$217000 - $303900 USD

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Required Experience:

Staff IC