Senior Full Stack Engineer, Ads

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Role Description

We’re evolving and continuing our mission to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. Providing a delightful and relevant experience to our users applies to our Ads like all of our offerings, and we’re excited to build a product that is best-in-class for our users and advertisers. The year ahead is a busy one!

We are seeking a talented and experienced Full-Stack Engineer to join our team. You'll be a key contributor to building and enhancing our products, developing features from end to end, and ensuring our systems are scalable, reliable, and user-friendly. This role requires a passion for tackling complex challenges and a desire to contribute to the next generation of our platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications and services.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality products.
• Implement robust data pipelines and scalable workflows to handle large volumes of data.
• Develop internal tools and dashboards to enable cross-functional teams to manage and monitor their workflows.
• Build and maintain web-based user interfaces and APIs.
• Ensure the performance, security, and scalability of our systems.

Team Descriptions

We have multiple engineering teams hiring for this role, each with a unique and impactful mission. While the core responsibilities of a full-stack engineer remain consistent, the specific challenges and projects you'll work on will vary.

• Attribution & Identity: This team is dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of our advertising platform. You'll work on building the next generation of attribution and identity products to help advertisers understand the impact of their ad spend. This involves building data pipelines for ad interaction and conversion data and creating tools for marketing science partners.
• Ad Formats: Reddit is a home for deep conversations and unique communities. The Ad Formats team is focused on innovating and building new ad products, from initial concept to full-scale deployment. You'll work on creating ad experiences that delight advertisers and improve ad performance across our platform's various surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications and services.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality products.
• Implement robust data pipelines and scalable workflows to handle large volumes of data.
• Develop internal tools and dashboards to enable cross-functional teams to manage and monitor their workflows.
• Build and maintain web-based user interfaces and APIs.
• Ensure the performance, security, and scalability of our systems.

Technologies We Use

Our teams leverage a diverse and modern technology stack. While specific technologies may vary by team, we generally work with:

• Languages: Python, Scala, Go, TypeScript
• Frameworks: React, Spark, Kafka, Airflow
• Datastores: BigQuery, Redis, Cassandra, Druid
• Tools: Kubernetes, Docker

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative or computer science-related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience in a scalable computing environment.
• Ability to take end-to-end ownership of projects, from initial design to deployment and maintenance.
• A passion for learning and adapting to new technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Desired Skills

• Experience in the advertising industry, particularly wit