Engineering Manager, Reddit Pro

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Requirements:

• 3+ years building and managing high performing engineering teams.
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user-facing applications.
• Fluency working with product metrics and exposure to tools like GA, BigQuery etc.
• Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; e.g. Python, Go, Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong focus on user experience and usability. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software. Experience with social or e-commerce is a huge plus.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy and foster a supportive team environment

Responsibilities:

• Build and operate a high-caliber, inclusive team of engineers.
• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
• Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
• Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and generally helping out wherever is needed.
• Drive a culture of technical excellence ensuring the right bets are taken with the highest quality.
• You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation across Reddit’s backend service architecture and our various client platforms, including native applications (iOS and Android) and Web.
• Set and enable a culture of metrics led execution, with efficient processes and strong levels of transparency.