Cloud Software Engineer

Snap Inc.

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Location
Zurich, Switzerland
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5 days ago
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About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

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TL;DR · Cloud Software Engineer

The Cloud Software Engineer joins the Specs team to design, build, and operate full-stack cloud components and web applications. This role involves developing the web-based developer console and foundational services that allow internal and external developers to manage and deploy Lenses for Specs. You will own services end-to-end in production, managing SLOs, capacity planning, and incident response while ensuring infrastructure includes strong isolation, encryption, and access-control guarantees for wearable AR devices. The position requires proficiency in Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. You will utilize AWS and GCP to build scalable distributed systems. The work focuses on providing a seamless developer experience and reliable cloud infrastructure for a context-aware operating system that integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate full-stack cloud components and web applications on AWS and GCP.
  • Build a web-based developer console and foundational services for managing and deploying Lenses.
  • Own production services end-to-end, including SLOs, capacity planning, and incident response.
  • Engineer infrastructure with strong isolation, encryption, and access-control guarantees for wearable device security.
  • Onboard internal product and engineering teams onto new platform capabilities to meet their requirements.
  • Ensure infrastructure meets data protection and regulatory obligations by collaborating with Security and Privacy partners.
  • Shape the long-term technical direction of the Specs cloud platform.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems and cloud infrastructure at scale on AWS.
  • Proficiency in Go and JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Production experience with full-stack web development using React, TypeScript, and Node.js.
  • Experience with containerization and cloud tooling including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience operating workloads on GCP and familiarity with multi-cloud and multi-region architectures (preferred).
  • Experience building developer portals or web consoles with a focus on UX/DX and frontend design (preferred).
  • Working knowledge of C++, Java, and Python (preferred).

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