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About the Role

Snap Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to join the Maps team. This role will focus on building the world's most personal map, which is designed for people to connect with friends, discover activities, and explore the world. The team is responsible for the backend services and data infrastructure powering this platform.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Set strategy, build roadmaps, create measurable goals, and lead team delivery.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders.
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs and provide strong technical mentorship.
• Hire, grow, and retain high-performing team members.
• Utilize AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services.
• Uphold rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production-ready quality.

Requirements

• Background building high availability and mission-critical backend systems.
• Experience leading an engineering team.
• Track record in both infrastructure and product development.
• Experience building backend infrastructure and shipping user-facing product.
• Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives.
• Proficiency in or strong aptitude for leveraging AI tools for development.
• Critical judgment to audit AI-generated output for integrity, performance, and security.
• Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical work experience.
• 9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree + 8+ years; or a PhD + 5+ years.
• 1+ years of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead.
• Experience with distributed systems and backend service development.
• Experience with geospatial or location-based systems (preferred).
• Familiarity with driving large-scale initiatives from ideation to completion (preferred).
• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments (preferred).
• Experience with Ops-heavy systems/products (preferred).

Skills

• Backend systems development
• Team management
• Technical leadership
• AI tools utilization
• Distributed systems
• Geospatial systems (preferred)
• Location-based systems (preferred)
• Map data pipelines (preferred)
• Place and POI data (preferred)
• Routing (preferred)
• Spatial indexing (preferred)

Location

• United States

Work Type

• Hybrid (4+ days in office per week)

Experience Level

• 9+ years of software development experience (or equivalent with advanced degrees)
• 1+ years of management or technical lead experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical work experience

Salary/Compensations

• Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $229,000-$343,000 annually
• Zone B: $218,000-$326,000 annually
• Zone C: $195,000-$292,000 annually
• Eligible for equity in the form of RSUs

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Emotional and mental health support programs
• Compensation packages with long-term success sharing (RSUs)

About the Company

• Snap Inc. is a technology company focused on improving how people live and communicate through the camera.
• The company operates Snapchat, Specs Inc., Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
• Snap Engineering teams build technically sophisticated products used by hundreds of millions globally.
• The company values speed, precision, and privacy.
• Snap believes in the power of diverse backgrounds and voices to create innovative products.

Equal Opportunity

• Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, 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.
• EEO, including disability/vets.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.