Steven Hall

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DISC Type : ci

Director of Engineering at Reddit, Inc.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Overview

Steven is the Director of Engineering for the Ads Manager Platform at Reddit, with a history of leadership at Honey, Meta, and Vrbo. He specializes in building and scaling ads systems and monetization platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from Baylor University and is described as having an absolute focus on the customer.

He has a dual passion for building products that provide tangible value to users and growing large, healthy, autonomous organizations.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Example Seeker

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Ads & Monetization
His career at Reddit, Honey, Meta, and Vrbo has centered on building and scaling ads platforms and optimizing marketplace monetization through various levers.
Building Engineering Teams
He explicitly states a passion for growing "large, healthy, autonomous organizations" and has a track record of leading and hiring for engineering teams.
Scalable Systems
His work involves systems that perform at scale, from Reddit's ad platform to handling billions of dollars in transactions at Vrbo.

Media Appearances

Steven has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Director of Engineering at Reddit, Inc.
6-2023 - 2-2026
Head of Engineering - Ads Platform and Cashback at Honey
4-2020 - 6-2023
Engineering Leader - Ads Platform at Facebook
8-2017 - 8-2018
Engineering Manager 2 - Dynamic Marketplace Pricing Platform at Vrbo
5-2017 - 6-2020
Senior Engineering Manager - Marketplace Platform at Vrbo

Education

2007 - 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Baylor University

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Exp : 10 Location : Denver, Colorado, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Reddit, Inc.
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Insights For Selling To Steven

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Steven is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Steven

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Steven move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Steven take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Steven

Personality Compatibility


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