Staff Software Engineer, Growth, Level 6

Snap Inc.

New York, NY

Full Time

Senior

229k-343k

3 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Snap Inc is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. The company contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. Its core products include Snapchat, Lens Studio, and Spectacles. Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products reaching hundreds of millions of Snapchatters worldwide. The company values moving fast, precision, privacy, and diversity, and is committed to creating innovative products that improve communication.

Key Responsibilities

Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver solutions to build innovative products or services
Advocate for and apply best practices related to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
Provide technical influence that spans the entire Messaging and Growth organization
Balance near, medium, and long-term objectives to achieve business goals while laying the foundation for a long-term roadmap
Mentor a team of developers in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment
Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead the team to deliver
Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders

Requirements

Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
Background with building high availability and mission-critical systems
Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives
Ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders at all levels of a company
Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
Bachelors in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics, or equivalent experience
9+ years of industry experience
2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as a domain expert
Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems

Nice to Have

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 push notifications, telephony, and email systems

Qualifications

Educational background in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics
Experience in building high availability, mission-critical, and highly scalable systems

Benefits & Perks

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Competitive compensation packages including salary and equity in the form of RSUs

Working at Snap Inc.

Snap values diversity and believes that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices enables the creation of innovative products. The company emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and a culture of moving fast with precision, always prioritizing privacy and community well-being.

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