Frontend Software Engineer, Media Player (React/TypeScript)

Location: Remote - United States

Base salary: $165,000–$229,000 USD per year

Company

Reddit is a large online community platform built around user-created communities, conversations, and shared interests.

What you will do

• Build the next version of Reddit’s web media experience for video and audio content.
• Design and implement the media player UI and the backend APIs that power it.
• Develop end-to-end solutions across technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
• Collaborate with product, design, client engineering, and platform engineering teams.
• Improve low-latency playback and media performance across Reddit.
• Review code and design documents, establish engineering standards, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience with a general-purpose programming language such as Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, including translating complex UI/UX designs into scalable web applications.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, and Thrift basics, with the ability to design maintainable APIs.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, communication, and collaboration skills for a fully remote environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote collaboration with cross-functional engineering, product, and design teams.
• Comprehensive healthcare and income replacement programs.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Flexible vacation, paid volunteer time off, and generous paid parental leave.
• Family planning support, gender-affirming care, and mental health and coaching benefits.
• Global benefits supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.

Hiring process

• Some interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized using AI, with an option to opt out before scheduled interviews.