Manager, Software Engineering, Safety Engineering Mobile Client

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 Company operates Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world and Specs Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human in addition to Bitmoji Saturn and other digital services.

Were looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join the Safety Engineering Mobile Client team at Snap!

The Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team develops and maintains essential client-side technology driving account security user authentication and regulatory compliance throughout Snapchat. This team operates across various mobile platforms and foundational infrastructure to provide robust protections collaborating with cross-functional partners in backend engineering product management and legal departments to deliver high-quality solutions at scale.

What youll do:

• Lead coach and grow a high-performing team of engineers working on safety- and security-critical mobile client systems

• Set clear technical direction and execution priorities across a broad portfolio of account integrity authentication reporting and compliance initiatives

• Drive delivery on complex high-urgency projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting requirements

• Partner closely with Product Design Legal Trust & Safety backend engineering and adjacent client teams to define scope and land durable solutions

• Raise the bar on engineering quality operational excellence and technical decision-making across the team

• Build a healthy team environment with clear expectations strong accountability and active support for career growth

• Hire and onboard strong engineering talent while developing senior ICs and technical leaders within the team

• Balance near-term execution needs with longer-term platform investments that improve leverage quality and team velocity

• 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.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals mobile client architecture and large-scale production systems

• Strong skill in technical judgment including evaluating tradeoffs across product quality security reliability and speed of execution

• Strong skill in leading engineering execution through ambiguity competing priorities and cross-functional complexity

• Strong skill in communication coaching and stakeholder alignment across engineering product legal and Trust & Safety partners

• Ability to set technical direction for a team and raise the quality bar through architecture review prioritization and engineering decision-making

• Ability to develop engineers and technical leaders through feedback accountability and day-to-day coaching

• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environments with urgent escalations changing requirements and high-visibility deliverables

• Ability to build alignment and drive progress across distributed stakeholders and partially owned work streams

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience

• 9 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 3 years of post-grad software development experience

• 1 year(s) of technical leadership or engineering management experience

• Experience leading engineers delivering production software in mobile platform or security-sensitive environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading teams working on account security abuse prevention safety systems authentication or compliance-related product areas

• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

• Experience shipping client-side systems on iOS and/or Android at scale

• Experience working with Legal Trust & Safety or policy/compliance partners on time-sensitive deliverables

• Track record of hiring retaining and developing strong senior engineers or tech leads

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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).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community so weve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave comprehensive medical coverage emotional and mental health support programs and compensation packages that let you share in Snaps long-term success!

Compensation

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