We are very excited to be introducing seven amazing new people to our growing team. As is our tradition we have asked the new admins to introduce themselves:
Drew Ditthardt (/u/drew), software engineer
I am so excited to be here! I’ll be working on reddit’s guts and API related stuff. My favorite things to do are spending time with my wife, programming, brewing, sailing, fishing, and gaming! I really enjoy turn based strategy as well as rpg style games. My favorite subreddits are /r/technology, /r/homebrewing, /r/mead, /r/dwarffortress, and /r/gonewilder.
My claim to fame is that I worked on a ragnarok online server application many years ago (I was 14) and that I run an online mmorpg called Neflaria (https://neflaria.com)! It’s awful though, don’t play it. Maybe in a few years =)
If I weren’t an engineer, I would probably make beer and mead.
Ryan X. Charles (/u/ryancarnated), cryptocurrency engineer
I discovered bitcoin on May 13, 2011 and never recovered. After developing a reputation as the bitcoin guy at the physics department, I eventually quit my physics PhD program and went full-time bitcoin. I worked for the best bitcoin company in the world, BitPay, but couldn't pass up an opportunity to bring bitcoin to millions of reddit users. I'm working on reddit's digital asset, as well as general purpose bitcoin infrastructure to enable things like micropayments and contracts. My favorite things are elliptic curves, hash functions, and Merkle trees. My favorite subreddits are /r/bitcoin, /r/sloths and /r/earthporn. If I had written bitcoin, it would have been in javascript.
Mike Doherty (/u/kaitaan), data infrastructure engineer
Hey redditors! I recently fled the Pacific Northwest to move down to sunny(ish) California, where I’ll be plying my data-munging skills as reddit’s first data infrastructure engineer. I’m super psyched to build out some awesome data-pipelines with the vast amount of data you guys provide, while fully honoring the letter AND spirit of our privacy policy.
I come from the Great White North, but have spent the last few years in Seattle, hating rain. In my non-work time, I’m looking forward to exploring SF (what’s the best restaurant, San Franciscans? Bar?) with my camera in hand, checking out wine country, and meeting some awesome new people. I’m spend most of my reddit time over on /r/photography and /r/photocritique, but spend time lurking in /r/books, /r/wine, and a lot of other subreddits.
Daniel Lim (/u/akahotcheetos), product manager
Hello, reddit! Besides eating hot cheetos, I’ll be working on anything related to cryptocurrencies. I have a background in mobile ads and golf - I played professionally in Asia and Canada, eh! I love to play soccer, eat spicy food, and watch sports all day sunday (BPL and NFL). My favorite subreddits are: /r/fantasyfootball, and /r/tifu. Oh, btw, penguins rock.
Joe Gallagher (/u/jophuds), data team lead
Hello reddit! As a datanerd, I’ll be working on understanding how the world uses reddit while making sure we are doing right by our privacy policy. We'll use data but we'll also use crystal balls, tea leaves, the phase of the moon and just straight out ask sometimes.
I'm an Irish guy who now knows far much about the existence of sunshine to leave California. You'll find me lurking in /r/dataisbeautiful, /r/music and, most recently, /r/peakyblinders. I'm obsessed with science, sports, music and people. But mostly, The Clash and I'm looking forward to working on making reddit the only site that matters for more and more people.
Dave Wick (/u/aurora-73), software engineer
Hello internet friends! I'm here to write javascript for reddit, with a focus on growth and ads. What that means is hopefully someimprovements for old and new users alike. Since joining I've also been learning python and the ads business.
Lately I've been wasting spending my time lurking on /r/nfl (go raiders!), /r/soccer, and /r/sailing. When I'm not attached to a computer I enjoy the outdoors: sailing, snowboarding, biking, and hiking; as well as all the delicious beer and food /r/oakland has to offer.
David Forsythe (/u/dforsyth), mobile engineer
Hey folks! I'm the new Android engineer at reddit and I'm super excited about it. I can't wait to make Android the best platform for a mobile reddit experience. Over the last few years I've worked on things like package managers, infrastructure, web apps, and mobile apps. Sometimes you'll find me lurking /r/watches or /r/foodporn, but I spend most of my time mashing /r/random and learning about some of the crazy things redditors have built communities around. If you somehow find me away from a computer, it's probably because I'm consuming burritos and cheap beer or enjoying my daily coffee constitutional.
If you are interested in working at reddit, you’re in luck as we’re still hiring! You can check out /r/redditjobs for the open positions at reddit. reddit is a global platform, and we know we need a diverse team to reach maximum potential. We encourage everyone to apply and are partnering with great organizations like Women Who Code to actively recruit women developers, and we know we've got a lot more work to do. If you are seeking work, but we don’t have any positions that are for you, here is recent blog post we did highlighting helpful subreddits for finding work. Happy job seeking!!
