Software Engineer, Ad Signals

<div class="content-intro"><div class="c-message_kitblocks c-message_kitblocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-messagemessage_blocks c-messagemessage_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_rendererblock_wrapper p-block_kit_rendererblock_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section">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 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit <a class="c-link" href="http://www.redditinc.com/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://redditinc.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">www.redditinc.com</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We are seeking a senior backend software engineer to help build the app conversion signals that power Reddit’s app advertising business. You will work on MMP integrations, SKAN processing, and App CAPI to make app installs and in-app events more reliable, useful, and easier for advertisers to integrate.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Role Description:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Advertisers depend on conversion signals to understand campaign performance and guide investment. Missing events, duplicate delivery, inconsistent mappings, and difficult integrations can undermine that trust. Your work will improve the systems and diagnostics that make app signals usable for measurement and downstream ads systems.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own backend projects across MMP, SKAN, and App CAPI, from requirements and design to implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Build scalable ingestion and processing services with clear contracts, validation, deduplication, failure recovery, and data lineage.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Develop integration tooling and diagnostics that help advertisers and partners identify and resolve signal delivery problems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze signal quality and delivery metrics, investigate discrepancies, and prioritize improvements with product and data science partners.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Work with partner engineering and downstream consumers to evolve schemas and integrations without disrupting existing advertisers.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Incorporate privacy and security requirements into system design, and maintain controls throughout the data lifecycle.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Raise engineering quality through testing, design reviews, incident learning, and mentorship.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated senior-level backend software engineering experience delivering and operating scalable production systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hands-on app ads signals or mobile measurement experience, with depth in MMP integrations, SKAN, or app conversion APIs.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong programming, API design, distributed systems, and SQL skills, supported by independent problem solving and data investigation.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Clear communication and a record of delivering results with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Benefits:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">100% remote opportunity (we have 4 office locations for hybrid/onsite work preference in NY, SF, LA and Chicago)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">401k with Employer Match</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Family Planning Support</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Gender-Affirming Care</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mental Health & Coaching Benefits</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Generous Paid Parental Leave </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">#LI-AJ1</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong>Pay Transparency:</strong></p> <p>This job posting may span more than one career level.</p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.redditinc.com/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.redditinc.com/careers/</a>.</p> <p>To 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.</p></div><div class="title">The base salary range for this position is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$190,800</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$267,100 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. 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