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.
The Valdi Team owns the Cross Platform technology that powers significant pieces of almost every feature on Snap. Hundreds of developers rely on it not just for user-facing UI but also significant amounts of shared business logic as well. Additionally we have proudly Open Sourced Valdi on our GitHub.
The ideal candidate will have deep mobile experience including knowledge of how they integrate with cross platform technologies. This is a hands-on role - your experience in C TypeScript as well as native platform pieces will be critical in solving tricky performance issues and creating stable architecture. Additionally since this is such a core piece of Snaps infrastructure youll need to work closely with customers to determine our long term roadmap as well as ensure the team is solving customer issues.
What youll do:
Manage and mentor a team of C TypeScript Android and iOS in a fast-paced quick-to-market environment
Set the strategy build a roadmap create measurable goals and lead your team to deliver
Set the direction for Snaps largest Open Source project and grow a community
Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor
Hire grow and retain high-performing team members
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Background with building high availability and mission critical systems
Experience with leading an engineering team
Ability leading and executing large complex technical initiatives
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 and 7 years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field and 3 years of post-grad software development experience
1 years of experience managing a team of engineers
Hands-on experience with mobile development (iOS or Android).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with cross platform mobile frameworks.
Proficiency in one or more of: C TypeScript Android or iOS Development.
Track record of delivery in rapidly changing highly collaborative multi-stakeholder environments
Experience contributing to or leading an Open Source project.
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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
We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.