Principal Technical Program Manager (Performance)

TL;DR

Principal Technical Program Manager (Performance): Leading company-wide programs to improve the speed, reliability, and quality of user experience with an accent on cross-functional alignment and technical strategy. Focus on driving organizational change to make performance a durable, measurable, and consistently protected part of the engineering culture.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $260,800 - $365,100 USD

Company

Reddit is a community-driven platform home to over 100,000 active communities and millions of daily visitors, focused on authentic conversations and shared interests.

What you will do

• Translate complex performance strategy into executable programs across mobile, web, and infrastructure systems.
• Define and drive the operating model for sustained performance improvement and regression prevention.
• Drive organizational change to shift engineering culture from reactive efforts to shared, repeatable standards.
• Build measurement systems that distinguish real user experience improvements from shallow metrics.
• Partner with engineering, product, and data science leaders to resolve systemic risks and guide technical tradeoffs.
• Develop communication mechanisms to connect performance work to business outcomes and user impact.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• 14+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related technical domains.
• Proven track record leading multi-year, multi-organization programs with executive visibility.
• Deep fluency in performance and reliability systems, including observability, app health, and infrastructure.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex technical and organizational change into clear narratives.
• Strong data-driven mindset with the ability to build systems that connect technical improvements to business outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning support.
• Global benefit programs including workspace and professional development support.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.