Manager, Software Engineering, Media Platform
Manager, Software Engineering, Media Platform
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$ 195000 - 292000
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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.
Were looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join the Snap Media Platform team!
What youll do:
Help define the technical vision for the media encoding/transcoding domain for the Snapchat media platform.
Build cutting edge media encoding/transcoding technologies to improve Snapchat user media experience and save media cost.
Build and grow a team of exceptional software engineers and technical leaders and be a strong technical mentor
Work cross functionally with data scientists product & engineering partners to gather feature asks & set up a long term roadmap for media backend systems.
Influence key decisions and tradeoffs on architecture and implementation of media backend systems.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Strong computer science fundamentals and technical skills
Proficient in making data-driven decisions in complex technical problems.
Ability to lead and represent the teams goals and projects with cross-functional business partners and leaders
Proven track record of operating highly-available backend systems at scale
Proven track record of optimizing media/video experience and saving cost at scale
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
8 years of post-Bachelors software development experience; or a Masters degree in a technical field 7 year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field 4 years of post-grad software development experience
1 years of experience as an Engineering Manager
Preferred Qualifications:
10 years of experience working in software engineering
Experience in building media processing and encoding/transcoding pipelines.
Experience in building large scale media management and delivery systems.
Experience in media quality around VMAF Non reference VQA Encoder optimizations.
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:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
