Senior Android Engineer (Design System)

TL;DR

Senior Android Engineer (Design System): Building and evolving a cross-platform design system and UI architecture with an accent on reusable components, platform performance, and accessibility. Focus on establishing frontend patterns and shared tooling to enable product teams to ship high-quality experiences efficiently.

Location: Must be based in the United States

Salary: $190,800–$267,100 USD

Company

Reddit is a community-driven platform connecting millions of users through shared interests and authentic conversations.

What you will do

• Evolve the cross-platform design system by developing reusable components that maintain consistency and quality.
• Collaborate with product teams, designers, and engineers to ensure UI infrastructure supports real product needs.
• Improve Android architecture, rendering patterns, and performance-focused development practices.
• Advance platform accessibility by building accessible components, patterns, and documentation.
• Strengthen developer experience through shared tooling and platform improvements.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong experience with modern Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Expertise in UI architecture, scalable component design, and performance optimization.
• Experience building and maintaining shared UI infrastructure like design systems or component libraries.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices.
• Must be based in the United States.

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.
• Mental health, coaching benefits, and gender-affirming care.