Manager, Software Engineering, Safety Engineering Mobile Client

Snap Inc. is a technology company focused on the camera as a tool to improve human communication. The company operates Snapchat, Specs Inc., Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services, and is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team. This team develops and maintains client-side technology for account security, user authentication, and regulatory compliance across Snapchat’s mobile platforms.

About the role

The Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team builds and maintains critical mobile client systems that drive account security, user authentication, and compliance. You’ll collaborate with backend engineering, product management, legal, and Trust & Safety teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of engineers working on safety- and security-critical mobile client systems
• Set clear technical direction and execution priorities across account integrity, authentication, reporting, and compliance initiatives
• Drive delivery on complex, high-urgency projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting requirements
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Legal, Trust & Safety, backend engineering, and adjacent client teams to define scope and land durable solutions
• Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and technical decision-making
• Build a healthy team environment with clear expectations, strong accountability, and active support for career growth
• Hire and onboard strong engineering talent while developing senior ICs and technical leaders
• Balance near-term execution needs with longer-term platform investments that improve leverage, quality, and team velocity
• 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

Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, mobile client architecture, and large-scale production systems
• Technical judgment, including evaluating tradeoffs across product quality, security, reliability, and speed of execution
• Leading engineering execution through ambiguity, competing priorities, and cross-functional complexity
• Communication, coaching, and stakeholder alignment across engineering, product, legal, and Trust & Safety partners
• Setting technical direction and raising the quality bar through architecture review, prioritization, and engineering decision-making
• Developing engineers and technical leaders through feedback, accountability, and day-to-day coaching
• Operating effectively in fast-moving environments with urgent escalations, changing requirements, and high-visibility deliverables
• Building alignment and driving progress across distributed stakeholders and partially owned work streams
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with 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

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 + 7+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 3+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 1+ year of technical leadership or engineering management experience
• Experience leading engineers delivering production software in mobile, platform, or security-sensitive environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams working on account security, abuse prevention, safety systems, authentication, or compliance-related product areas
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Experience shipping client-side systems on iOS and/or Android at scale
• Experience working with Legal, Trust & Safety, or policy/compliance partners on time-sensitive deliverables
• Track record of hiring, retaining, and developing strong senior engineers or tech leads

Schedule

This role follows a “default together” approach, with an expectation to work in an office 4+ days per week.

Pay

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 based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions, and may be negotiable within the salary range for the position.

• Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $229,000–$343,000 annually
• Zone B: $218,000–$326,000 annually
• Zone C: $195,000–$292,000 annually

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

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