Senior Machine Learning Manager, Video Ranking

Remote - United States

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Pay: USD 266,000–372,400/year · BaseAnnual period assumed — pay source
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What you’ll work on

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Define the technical vision and long-term roadmap for feed relevance
Coach and grow the machine learning engineers on your team
Oversee design and optimization of relevance, discovery and content distribution systems
Work with platform and infrastructure teams on next-generation AI solutions
Hire machine learning engineers with the recruiting team

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Define the technical vision and long-term roadmap for Feed Relevance

Coach and support the development of your team, constantly seeking opportunities to grow their skills and impact.

Oversee the design, development, and optimization of sophisticated relevance, discovery, and content distribution systems.

Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to chart a path to the next generation of AI-powered solutions for Reddit.

Partner with our incredible recruiting team to attract, interview, and hire diverse and talented machine learning engineers

What you’ll bring

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Core experience

Experience Leading ML Teams: 5+ years of experience building and managing high-performing ML teams.

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Experience Leading ML Teams: 5+ years of experience building and managing high-performing ML teams.

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Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k with Employer Match
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
Generous Paid Parental Leave
Pay Transparency:
In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
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$266K–$372K against $154K–$226K, the middle half of what similar US postings state.

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At Reddit, jobs usually come down by about day 48.

From 8,348 similar postings that came down, and 33 of Reddit’s. Coming down is not always a hire.

Reddit is hiring

43 open jobs

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About Reddit

People: About 2,555 in 2025, up 14% from the year before.Annual report (SEC Form 10-K)
Company: Listed as RDDT.

Demand for Data Leadership roles

New Data Leadership postings at the employers we follow are up 7% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.

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We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.

Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.

Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.

Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.

US government figures for computer and information systems managers

Median yearly pay, May 2025: $175,140
Expected change, 2025 to 2035: 15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.

Job description

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Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Media Ranking teams. In this role, you’ll lead a high-impact team of Machine Learning Engineers dedicated to improving relevance, personalization, and discovery of the core product. Reddit is investing big on making media (video and audio) as the core components of our experience around which conversations happen and users connect with the community. Your work will directly shape the personalized experiences of over 120M+ daily users.

Responsibilities:

Define Technical Vision & Strategy: Define the technical vision and long-term roadmap for Feed Relevance, aligning cutting-edge ML solutions with Reddit’s product and business objectives.
Team Leadership & Development: Coach and support the development of your team, constantly seeking opportunities to grow their skills and impact.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with cross-functional partners from across the company to identify key areas of opportunity, set expectations, and communicate your team’s work.
Technical Execution & Delivery: Oversee the design, development, and optimization of sophisticated relevance, discovery, and content distribution systems.
Platform & Infrastructure Collaboration: Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to chart a path to the next generation of AI-powered solutions for Reddit.
Operational Excellence: Maintain high standards for system performance, reliability, and efficiency in alignment with customer needs and responsible AI principles.
Recruiting & Growth: Partner with our incredible recruiting team to attract, interview, and hire diverse and talented machine learning engineers, growing a world-class team.

Qualifications:

Experience Leading ML Teams: 5+ years of experience building and managing high-performing ML teams.
Deep ML Expertise: Hands-on experience with large-scale production ML systems, including transformer-based architectures, sequence models, or Large Language Models (LLMs).
Technical Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of recommender systems, including candidate retrieval, ranking, value modeling, ecosystem dynamics, and measurement strategies.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and communicate a clear, compelling technical strategy that supports broader company objectives and addresses the needs of internal customers.
Impact-Driven Mindset: Passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible AI solutions that drive business value.
Exceptional Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences and build strong relationships with cross-functional partners.

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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Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:

$266,000—$372,400 USD

In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.

During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.

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.

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