Manager, Software Engineering, Messaging Infrastructure

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’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join Snap!

What you’ll do:

• Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead your team to deliver the critical infrastructure behind core Messaging product in Snapchat

• Manage and mentor a team of developers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment

• Collaborate with Product, Operation, Data Science and Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders

• Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor

• Hire, grow and retain high-performing team members by creating growth opportunities, giving regular feedback, and managing performance

• Lead a team of 10+, backend engineers with expertise building platforms to unlock greater developer efficiency and growth impact

• Balance near, medium and long-term objectives to achieve business goals today while laying the foundations for a long term roadmap

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Background with building high availability and mission critical systems

• Experience with leading an engineering team

• Ability leading and executing large, complex technical initiatives

• Ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders at all levels of a company

Minimum Qualifications:

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

• 8+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4+ years of post-grad software development experience

• 1+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager 

• Demonstrated track record of building and operating reliable, scalable services in AWS with a strong focus on observability, cost efficiency, and incident response 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on high-availability or real-time systems (e.g., messaging, payments, search)

• Familiarity with service oriented architecture and service orchestration

• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments

• Experience with building and maintaining mission-critical, highly-available, high QPS global systems

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"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 we’ve 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 Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

Zone B:

Zone C:

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