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Location: US remote-friendly

Ads Marketplace Quality team is growing and we are looking for an experienced software engineer to be part of the journey of developing a world-class marketplace and optimizing for users, advertisers and Reddit value.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a vision to improve our Ads Marketplace. You will design and implement auction algorithms that improve ads delivery funnel, build an auction simulation environment to enable new business cases like new auction algorithms and improved bidding products, design experiments and generate insights to shape the utility function, and innovate pricing mechanisms to improve advertisers and Reddit value.

This person will be an industry technical leader with domain knowledge in marketplace dynamics, strong execution and cross-functional management skills.

Responsibilities:

Design, build and improve backend systems to maximize values for users, advertisers and Reddit
Build and execute a vision and roadmap for the auction simulator
Lead junior engineers in implementing technical designs
Collaborate with product managers and data scientists to innovate and build products

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer
Relevant experience in improving ads marketplace dynamics
Experience in building auction simulator is preferred but not required
MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related field
Strong software engineering and system design skills
Desire to mentor other engineers and level-up the team's strength

Tech Stack:

Languages: Golang, Scala
Frameworks: Thrift, Baseplate, Kafka
Datastores: Postgres, Druid, Redis, BigQuery
Tools: Kubernetes, Airflow, Docker

Benefits:

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
401k Matching
Workspace benefits for your home office
Personal & Professional development funds
Family Planning Support
Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
4+ months paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off

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 https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay 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 pay range for this position is:
$190,800-$267,100 USD

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Summary
Company name: reddit
Remote job title: Senior Software Engineer, Ads Quality Marketplace
Job tags: statistics, advertising, marketplace