Senior Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

The Android Platform team sets the technical direction for Android at Reddit. We design, build and support the Android app for millions of DAUs and development ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, observability, and build/CI tooling) that every team uses to ship delightful Reddit experiences.

As a Senior Android Engineer on the Android Platform team, you’ll work on a large, multi‑team Android codebase, with a core focus on three pillars: Client Health (Crashes/ANRs/Performance), Developer Experience, and App Architecture (modern and opinionated).

What you’ll do

• Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android Mobile App that will scale us to the next 100M+ DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to make Android at Reddit best-in-class.


• Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations that make it fast and safe to develop, test, and release code.


• Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and AI‑assisted reviews) that catch common issues early.


• Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.


• Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static analysis, CI checks) for improved developer productivity and/or user experiences.


• Mentor and Support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation, and education on platform capabilities, observability, and best practices.

What we expect from you

• 5+ years software development experience with 3+ years building Android applications


• Experience working in a large codebase serving ~100 engineers and millions of DAUs.


• Experience with modern Android development technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin coroutines.


• Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure work: shared libraries or frameworks, experiments/logging, navigation, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.


• A passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves people’s lives.


• Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences.


• Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows (code generation, refactoring, static analysis, or CI checks) with clear, measurable benefit.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs


• 401k with Employer Match


• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support


• Family Planning Support


• Gender-Affirming Care


• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits


• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off


• Generous Paid Parental Leave

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