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Snap Inc. · 4 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer, Post-Ad Click Experience, Level 6

Santa Monica, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$229K/yr - $343K/yr

9+ years exp

Snap Inc. is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves and communicate through innovative products like Snapchat and AR glasses. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of their post-click platform, focusing on enhancing user engagement and optimizing browser performance within their mobile applications.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define the technical roadmap and vision for our post-ad click experience, identifying key opportunities and challenges

Lead efforts to integrate and optimize our custom browser engine into our native mobile applications (iOS and Android)

Drive dramatic improvements in rendering web pages and content within our in-app browser, focusing on critical metrics like page load times, rendering efficiency, and resource utilization. You'll profile performance problems and drive optimizations across the browser engine and mobile application software stacks

Design, architect, and build new and innovative application experiences for the in-app browser that are seamless, engaging, and highly performant, bridging the gap between ad clicks and desired user actions

Develop sophisticated algorithms to intelligently drive traffic, predict user intent, and capture nuanced user interactions for deeper analytical insights

Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, reliable, and performant backend and frontend systems to support our post-click initiatives, including building reusable browser software components for interfacing with our back-end platforms

Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists, UX Designers, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement

Qualification

Web browser developmentPerformance optimizationLarge-scale distributed systemsSophisticated algorithmsAds domain expertiseTechnical leadershipCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

9+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion focused on large-scale distributed systems, web technologies, and/or mobile application development

Experience with web browser development, including building and deploying new features at scale in a browser engine or browser

Deep expertise in performance optimization for web and/or mobile applications, particularly in areas like browser rendering, network optimization, and resource management

Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large codebases that span platforms and tools

Experience with debugging performance and reliability issues on browser engines

Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems design principles

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience

Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design

Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale

Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work

Skilled at solving ambiguous problems

Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

Ads domain expertise and a strong interest in Ads

Preferred

Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects

Demonstrated ability to develop and apply sophisticated algorithms (e.g., machine learning, optimization) to solve real-world problems

Proven track record of delivering large scale projects in attribution and measurement

Experience operating highly-available systems at significant scale

Familiarity with ad tech ecosystem, user acquisition, or conversion optimization

Benefits

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Emotional and mental health support programs

Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Company

Snap Inc.

Glassdoor3.6

Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.

Founded in 2011

Santa Monica, California, US

5001-10000 employees

https://careers.snap.com/

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