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About the Role

Snap Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, implement, and scale critical engineering components and services. This role involves working across teams to understand product requirements, advocate for best practices in availability and scalability, and provide technical direction that influences the entire company. The engineer will utilize AI tools and high-velocity workflows to ship scalable services while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and scale critical engineering components and services to support Snap's most strategic initiatives
Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services
Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
Provide technical direction that influences the entire company
Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code

Requirements

Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices
Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
Advanced degree in a technical field such as computer science
Experience with cross platform development
Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives
Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach

Skills

Programming
Software design
Debugging
Performance analysis
Test design
Operating highly-available systems at scale
Problem solving
Collaboration
Mentorship
AI tools
Distributed systems
Cross platform development

Location

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC)
Zone B
Zone C

Work Type

Office (4+ days per week)

Experience Level

Principal
10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience
9+ year of post-grad software development experience (with Master's)
6+ years of post-grad software development experience (with PhD)
2+ years of technical leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelors in technical field (e.g., computer science, mathematics, statistics) or equivalent experience
Master's degree in a technical field
PhD in a related technical field

Salary/Compensations

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $276,000-$414,000 annually
Zone B: $262,000-$393,000 annually
Zone C: $235,000-$352,000 annually
Eligible for equity in the form of RSUs

Benefits

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

About the Company

Snap Inc. is a technology company focused on improving the way people live and communicate through the camera.
The Company operates Snapchat, Specs Inc., Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products reaching hundreds of millions of Snapchatters globally.
Values are at the root of everything they do, with a focus on moving fast, precision, and privacy.

Equal Opportunity

Snap Inc. is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.
Will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (e.g., San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring).