Staff Backend Software Engineer, Ads Business Manager

7+ years software engineering experience building production services at scale.

Ads domain experience.

Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company.

Experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional efforts that span different teams, and driving alignment between diverse stakeholders.

Experience in solving complex system scaling and latency performance problems.

Strong proficiency in one or more: Go, Python; plus experience with service frameworks (gRPC/Thrift) and API design.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Ads Business Manager team, you will develop a long-term technical strategy to unlock the next tier of agency enablement on the Reddit Ads Platform. This is a high-agency position for an engineer who can navigate ambiguity and take decisive ownership of the technical direction in collaboration with other engineers, teams, and stakeholders. It is best classified as the Tech Lead archetype of Staff Engineer, and the most successful candidates will have experience serving in this capacity previously.

On a day-to-day basis, engineers tackle complex, high-stakes challenges at the core of Reddit’s Ads Platform which include innovating on permissions systems, building agency and LCS solutions, and driving adoption among Reddit's largest advertisers. From ideation to delivery, our engineers are trusted with end-to-end ownership of their projects, working closely in cross-functional collaboration with product managers, UX designers, and partner teams. This hands-on approach means every team member plays a direct and visible role in delivering high-impact, user-focused solutions for some of Reddit’s most strategic advertisers.