Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

About the role

The Principal Software Engineer will design and implement systems that support advertiser experiences and the creator ads platform at Snap. They will lead the vision and strategy for the next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and driving advertiser value. They will innovate and conceptualize new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs. They will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions. They will advocate for and apply a high bar when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management. They will mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems that support advertiser experiences and creator ads platform at Snap.
• Lead the vision and strategy for the 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills.
• Ads domain experience.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects.
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cross-platform development.
• Experience promoting product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives.
• Experience creating a compelling vision for the future, communicating clearly, and having a collaborative leadership approach.