Software Engineer, iOS, Level 3
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 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 an iOS Software Engineer to join the Snapchat Messaging team, building fast, reliable, and fun communication experiences used by millions every day. You’ll work on our iOS app, focusing on core chat, media messaging, notifications, and real‑time performance.
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and ship high-quality messaging features in the Snapchat iOS app
- Improve reliability, latency, and performance of chat and media delivery on iOS
- Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to define and execute roadmap
- Instrument, analyze, and A/B test features to drive messaging engagement and DAU
- Uphold code quality, testing, and observability for a large-scale iOS codebase
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Experience with iOS services or distributed systems
- Solid understanding of networking, async/concurrent programming, and performance tuning on iOS
- Ability to understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution
- Ability to collaborate and work well with others
- Proven track record of shipping consumer iOS features end to end
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
- 1+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field
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.
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): The base salary range for this position is $118,000–$176,000 annually.
- Zone B: The base salary range for this position is $112,000–$167,000 annually.
- Zone C: The base salary range for this position is $100,000–$150,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.