Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Content Infra, L6
Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Content Infra, L6
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Job Description
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together. The Companys three core products are Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world; Lens Studio an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses Spectacles.
Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world every day. Were deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast with precision and always execute with privacy at the forefront.
Some core features we build and maintain include Snapchats Camera Creative Tools Maps Chat Memories Stories Discover Games and Minis. Our Infrastructure teams deliver an innovative and cost-efficient platform that ensures Snapchat is the fastest way to communicate with your friends no matter where you are in the world. We have one of the fastest growing digital ad platforms and our Monetization teams drive measurable returns for advertisers through novel ad formats like Augmented Reality. As a Snap Engineering team member youll help us build the future of communication.
Were looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join Snap!
What youll do:
Lead technical strategy for large-scale retrieval and ranking pipelines setting roadmaps creating measurable goals and driving execution across teams.
Evaluate trade-offs between latency accuracy and scalability for recommendation pipelines mentoring teams on best practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Operations and Cloud Providers to develop scalable and efficient infrastructure solutions.
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
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Hands-on knowledge of cloud infrastructure and operational excellence patterns and practices
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
Excellent programming and software design skills including debugging performance analysis and test design
Experience with Java Go C and/or Python
Ability leading and executing large complex technical initiatives
Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors in technical field such as computer science mathematics statistics or equivalent years of experience
9 years of software experience
Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
Experience architecting designing and developing distributed systems
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
Proven track record of delivering large scale projects in attribution and measurement
Experience operating highly-available systems at significant scale
Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Experience with state of the art Recommendation systems and underlying infrastructure
Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office at least 80% of the time (an average of 4 days per week).
If you are not based in the same location(s) listed for this role and are open to relocation we encourage you to apply to take advantage of our generous relocation policy.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please dont be shy and provide us some information.
Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.
At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and 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. EOE including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).
Compensation
In the United States work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications work location and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
The base salary range for this position is $229000-$343000 annually.This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
