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Snap Inc. · 1 month ago

Systems Engineer, Level 4

Los Angeles, California

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$157K/yr - $235K/yr

3+ years exp

Snap Inc. is a technology company that focuses on improving communication through innovative camera technology. They are seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Spectacles Systems, Integration and Test team, responsible for building and managing infrastructure, automating systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build out the entire device fleet and be part of the team that will manage the infrastructure

Build tools, services, and monitoring solutions to ensure the Spectacles device lab has the highest availability and reliability

Participate in triaging and debugging efforts related to test execution and device failures

Participate in remediation efforts, performing system maintenance, and regular patching

Contribute to automation efforts by leveraging configuration management, images, and templates across hundreds of Linux, and MacOS hosts

Design well documented services and tools which can be operationalized

Leverage both commercial and open source tools/software to drive impact for the business while finding creative ways to reduce spend

Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of every decision for scale and reliability

Build and innovate on testing methodologies with Robotics, data collection and reporting

Design, build and deploy custom hardware solutions to validate specialized test use cases

Automate mobile platforms / hardware / firmware platforms at a large scale

Make data driven decisions for infrastructure scaling and optimizations

Collaborate and work well with a global and cross-functional team of Mobile, Embedded and Computer vision, Electrical Engineering and Snap backend infrastructure teams

Perform code reviews and ensure high code quality — all while iterating quickly

Regularly use the products we are building to continually grow context on how to improve the systems to support their development

Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to optimize system performance, automate complex troubleshooting, and enhance testing accuracy and efficiency

Qualification

PythonBashGitAnsibleAutomation frameworksAI optimizationLarge scale systemsCuriosity for technologyCommunicationTeam player

Required

3+ years of post-Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering experience building, automating and maintaining large scale systems (physical and/or cloud) in Unix/Linux environments; or Master's degree in a technical field +2years of post-grad experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

Excellent scripting (Python, bash, Go), configuration management (Ansible or similar), git and command-line skills

Someone who gets excited by tough technical challenges and a penchant for high SRE principles

Experience in building, analyzing and troubleshooting large scale systems

Experience building automation frameworks, pipelines and harnesses

Experience with AI coding and optimization tooling

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently

Strong team player, customer focused and seeks out opportunities for improvement

Natural curiosity for products, new technology and innovation

Preferred

Master's Degree in Computer Science or engineering

Excellent knowledge in Bash, Python and Git

Skilled with building automation frameworks, pipelines and harnesses

Experience working with system automation tools for imaging, configuration management (Ansible a plus), and continuous deployment

Experience with data center operations and physical server infrastructure

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

Experience working with AR/VR, wearables or other IoT Devices

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

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

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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