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Snap Inc. · 5 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer, Creator Platform

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$276K/yr - $414K/yr

9+ years exp

Snap Inc. is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves through innovative products like Snapchat and augmented reality tools. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the Ads Creator Platform team, focusing on designing systems that enhance advertiser experiences and drive value through innovative solutions.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement systems that support the advertiser experiences and creator ads platform at Snap

Lead the vision and strategy for our next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and driving advertiser value

Innovate and conceptualize new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions

Advocate for and apply a high bar when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management

Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team

Qualification

Building scalable platformsDistributed systems architectureTechnical leadershipProgrammingSoftware designAds domain experienceProactive learningCollaboration skillsMentorship skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms or similar systems

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 experience

Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience

10+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience

2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization

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

Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems

Preferred

Experience with cross-platform development

Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives

Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach

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.

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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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