Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Description

• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to build novel products and features that our users will love. • Work alongside a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise. • Own the full development cycle for major projects: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be writing and reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and ensuring successful delivery of these key projects. • You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation of critical projects across Reddit’s web architecture, working alongside backend and other client engineers. • Enable a culture of metrics led execution, with a focus on operational excellence and system observability. • Partner with leadership and cross-functional partners to develop the right roadmap that best achieves our product and engineering goals.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software development experience in one or more front end focused programming languages; Javascript, Typescript, ES6 • Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as LIT, Polymer, React, Vue, or Angular with experience with CSS. • Strong organizational skills, the ability to breakdown and prioritize tasks for yourself and others while keeping projects on schedule. • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience. • Strong focus on user experience and usability. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software. Experience with social is a huge plus. • 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. • Excellent communication skills. You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences • Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs is a plus. • Understanding of large scale web applications, considerations and techniques to accommodate high RPS, complex pages is a major plus.

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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