Engineering Manager, Safety

Location Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent. This role is completely remote friendly within the United States. If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City & Chicago) our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like. Role Overview At Reddit, we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day as we pursue our vision to create a welcoming experience where anyone in the world feels a sense of belonging. We’re looking for a high‑autonomy Engineering Manager to own the strategy, development, and scaling of Reddit’s Safety Experience Team. In this role, you will lead a high‑impact engineering team dedicated to protecting our users and moderators from bad actors and malicious behavior. Responsibilities Lead a high‑impact team of 13 engineers enabling automated AI training and human‑in‑the‑loop workflows at the core of Reddit’s safety strategy Own the user‑facing tools used by moderators to define and automatically enforce the rules in their communities Own the centralized platform used by admins to train AI models for content and behavior detection at scale, process reports and appeals, and investigate suspicious users and activity Partner cross‑functionally with Product, Data Science, ML, and Operations to define and execute an AI‑first platform strategy capable of supporting a 10x surge in scale while slashing incident response from days to seconds Required Qualifications Track record of directly managing and scaling larger engineering teams (10+ ICs) across full‑stack and backend systems architectures Deep technical competence in full‑stack engineering or architecture, with solid experience in large‑scale distributed systems Able to set a roadmap for a team and its members, and deliver results with a strong customer and business focus Desire to coach a team, regularly gathering and providing feedback to your team and fostering a healthy team culture Customer focused and self‑directed, innovative, biased towards action in fast‑paced environments Familiarity with or strong interest in AI/ML engineering practices, specifically around serving, prompt engineering, or productionizing LLM/classical workflows at scale 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 Equal Opportunity Employer Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know. #J-18808-Ljbffr