Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$178k–$313k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, Java, C++, Python
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$162k–$284k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Hardware Project Management, Schedule Creation, Design Of Experiments (DOE), Materials Planning, Risk Identification And Mitigation
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$162k–$284k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Hardware Project Management, Schedule Creation, Design Of Experiments (DOE), Materials Planning, Risk Identification And Mitigation
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$121k–$214k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Ad Partnerships, Mobile Measurement Partners, Data Clean Rooms, Ad Tech Infrastructure, Strategic Partnership Management
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$162k–$284k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Online Advertising, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, MarTech, Ad Technology
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$121k–$214k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Ad Partnerships, Mobile Measurement Partners, Data Clean Rooms, Ad Tech Infrastructure, Strategic Partnerships
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$162k–$284k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Online Advertising, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, MarTech, Ad Technology
Paris, Ile-de-France, France · Hybrid
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: SoC Prototyping, FPGA, HAPS, ZeBu, Embedded C/C++
Paris, Ile-de-France, France · Hybrid
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: SoC Prototyping, FPGA, HAPS, ZeBu, Embedded C/C++
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$133k–$235k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Python, Matlab, C/C++, Data Analysis, Jmp
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$121k–$214k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Marketing Content Strategy, Sales Enablement, Creative Strategy, Data-Driven Decision Making, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$100k–$176k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Lab Operations Management, Human-Subject Research, Rapid Prototyping, Lens Studio, Unity
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$100k–$176k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Lab Operations Management, Human-Subject Research, Rapid Prototyping, Lens Studio, Unity
Austin, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$91k–$161k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Digital Advertising, Partnership Management, Sales Presentations, Client Relationship Management, Market Trend Analysis
Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$77k–$96k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Physics Based Design, Python, Optical Simulation, AR Waveguide Design, FDTD
Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$77k–$96k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Physics Based Design, Python, Optical Design, Scripting, FDTD
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: C++, Computer Vision, Eye Tracking, Calibration Workflows, Systems Programming
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$91k–$161k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: Advanced Excel, Data Analysis, Client Relationship Management, Campaign Optimization, Digital Media Strategy
Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
$133k–$235k/yr
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: 3D Math, Trigonometry, C++, Rendering Pipeline, OpenGL
Vienna, Austria · Hybrid
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, liv…
Skills: C++, Systems Programming, Computer Vision, Software Design, Unit Testing
Los Angeles, California, United States • Hybrid
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Design, implement, and operate scalable ads delivery infrastructure and serving-time systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into robust technical solutions and maintain high-quality production services.
Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of software development experience (or equivalent advanced degree) with expertise in distributed systems. Proficiency in Java, C++, or Python and experience with cloud services or NoSQL solutions is required.
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
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 a Backend Engineer to join Snap Inc. within our Ads Delivery Platform team.
What you’ll do:
Design, implement, and operate our ads delivery infrastructure and services. Own critical serving-time systems and business logic that enable reliable, scalable, and efficient ad delivery.
Partner closely with Product, Data Science, ML, and Infrastructure teams to translate product vision into scalable technical solutions, driving end-to-end execution from concept to launch and ongoing optimization.
Design, test, debug, and maintain high-quality production systems, leveraging observability, experimentation, and automation to ensure robust and resilient services.
Champion best practices in distributed systems, availability, scalability, operational excellence, security, and infrastructure efficiency while helping evolve the long-term architecture of the ads delivery platform.
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:
Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Experience in at least one of the following areas:
Large-scale microservices and distributed systems
Cloud computing and storage systems
Infrastructure and large-scale system design
Security
Networking and data storage
Machine learning and natural language processing
Tools
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
You can independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete
You 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
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
6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience
Experience with distributed systems
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building ad delivery, recommendation, marketplace auction, search, retrieval, or other high-throughput online serving systems.
Experience supporting multiple product surfaces through shared backend platforms and frameworks.
Familiarity with ads concepts, including ad serving, targeting, frequency capping, auctions, bidding systems, pacing, or campaign optimization.
Experience improving system efficiency, infrastructure utilization, and cost-performance tradeoffs at scale.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering workflows to improve engineering productivity and software quality.
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.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).
Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and 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!
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.
The base salary range for this position is $209,000-$313,000 annually.
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.
Offices: 2772 Donald Douglas Loop N, Santa Monica, California 90405, US · London, England W1F 0, GB · New York, NY 10036, US · Seattle, WA 98121, US · San Franciscoo, CA 94103, US
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.
Offices: 2772 Donald Douglas Loop N, Santa Monica, California 90405, US · London, England W1F 0, GB · New York, NY 10036, US · Seattle, WA 98121, US · San Franciscoo, CA 94103, US
