Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join Snap.

What you'll do

• Manage and mentor a team of developers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment
• Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead your team to deliver
• 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
• Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code

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
• Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks
• Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
• 9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field + 8+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 1+ years of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead
• Experience with distributed systems and web development

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with driving large scale initiatives from ideation to completion
• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience with Ops-heavy systems/products

Pay

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): The base salary range for this position is $229,000-$343,000 annually. Zone B: $218,000-$326,000 annually. Zone C: $195,000-$292,000 annually. This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Schedule

This role follows a "default together" approach, with team members working in an office 4+ days per week.

Benefits

Benefits 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.