Principal UX Engineer, Ads
$246K–$344K
Remote - United States · Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
About the job
Leads UX Engineering across Reddit Ads, building prototypes, tools, and workflows that shape product direction and connect design exploration to engineering-ready experiences.
What you'll do
- Define UX Engineering strategy across multiple areas of Reddit Ads; influence product direction with cross-functional leaders.
- Build functional prototypes, tools, systems, workflows, agents, and PR-ready product experiences.
- Improve interaction quality, accessibility, performance, and technical craft; mentor practitioners and grow UX Engineering.
What they ask for
- Deep experience at the intersection of product design and engineering, building sophisticated interactive products.
- Strong hands-on expertise with modern frontend technologies such as React and TypeScript.
- Experience building production-adjacent prototypes, internal tools, systems, or frontend infrastructure for other teams to use.
- Portfolio or body of work demonstrating technical architecture, systems thinking, organizational complexity, and collaboration with engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Advertising experience is helpful but not required.
- Experience with complex products such as marketplaces, enterprise tools, analytics, commerce, developer platforms, or AI-powered experiences.
Pay
USD $245,800 — $344,100 base salary
Tools
React, TypeScript
AI focus
Build AI-native workflows, skills, agents, and tools for Ads Design; use AI-assisted coding, agents, and advanced prototyping workflows.
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