Senior Frontend Engineer

2 Hours ago • 4 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Frontend Engineer role at Reddit involves working with product, design, and other engineering teams to build new products and features. The role requires effective communication and collaboration within the team and across disciplines. Key responsibilities include contributing to team strategy, participating in product reviews, and fostering a healthy engineering culture. The Top of Funnel team focuses on user growth by leveraging search, cutting-edge technology, and user experience to introduce Reddit to new users. This role offers the opportunity to leave a mark on one of the most influential platforms on the internet, contributing to a community-driven platform with over 100,000 active communities and approximately 101 million daily active unique visitors.

Must have:

4+ years of hands-on professional Front End experience.
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Ability to collaborate effectively in remote environments.
Entrepreneurial spirit and a bias towards action.

Perks:

Group Personal Pension Scheme with Employer match
Private Medical and Dental Scheme
Income Replacement Programs
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Bike to Work scheme
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

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Job Details

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 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

The Team

Reddit is poised to rapidly innovate and grow like no other time in its history. This is a unique opportunity to leave your mark on one of the most influential and trafficked corners of the internet

The Top of Funnel team is key to user growth. By combining our knowledge of search, cutting edge technology, and an eye for new user experiences we get the opportunity to present Reddit to new and unfamiliar users, with the mission of bringing community and belonging to everyone in the world.

Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent. This role is remote-friendly within the United Kingdom. If you happen to live close to our physical offices in London, our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.

The Role

Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute product and business strategies and build novel products and features that our users will love.
Communicate effectively, within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences.
Contribute meaningfully to our team’s strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning our future. Don’t just come along for the ride.
Participate in product reviews and team meetings, providing technical insight. Help scope, estimate, and prioritize between conflicting needs.
Foster a healthy engineering culture and collaborate with other engineers.

What We Are Looking For:

4+ years of hands-on professional Front End experience.

We are language agnostic when hiring but use primarily golang, python in the backend stack and Web Components/lit on the frontend.
Previous experience of building modern performant web applications is key.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams in a fully remote environment.
Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.

Benefits:

Group Personal Pension Scheme with Employer match
Private Medical and Dental Scheme
Income Replacement Programs
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Bike to Work scheme
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.