Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure

About the role

Own highly scalable, distributed, and multi-cloud infrastructure that powers all Snap's services. Build and operate Snap's Service Mesh, Compute, Network, and Deployments Infrastructure. Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services. Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management. Provide technical direction that influences the entire company.

Responsibilities

• Own highly scalable, distributed, and multi-cloud infrastructure that powers all Snap's services
• Build and operate Snap's Service Mesh, Compute, Network, and Deployments Infrastructure
• Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver solutions
• Advocate for best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
• Provide technical direction influencing the entire company

Requirements

• Bachelors in a 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+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
• Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems

Skills

• Hands-on knowledge of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and operational excellence patterns and practices
• Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
• Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a technical field such as computer science
• Experience with cross-platform development
• Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects
• Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach

Schedule

At Snap Inc., we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members 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 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.

• Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $276,000-$414,000 annually
• Zone B: $262,000-$393,000 annually
• Zone C: $235,000-$352,000 annually

This position is 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