Manager, Software Engineering, Ads Data Infra

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Monica, CABellevue, WALos Angeles, CAPalo Alto, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$229,000–$343,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $286k
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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.

Snap Inc. currently has 57 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 41 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Software Engineering, Ads Data Infra

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Join Snap’s Ad Data Infra team as a Software Engineering Manager, leading and mentoring engineers to modernize the company's monetization data processing infrastructure. You will set strategic goals, build roadmaps, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI agents with cloud services like Google Cloud Dataflow and BigQuery. With experience in high availability systems and large-scale distributed data processing, you’ll evaluate technical trade-offs, mentor team members, and hire top talent. Proficiency in tools such as Flink, Kafka, Spark, and Trino is essential, along with a background in delivering complex initiatives in dynamic environments. This role demands strong leadership skills to drive innovation and efficiency in Snap’s growing data infrastructure landscape.

Skills

Flink Google Cloud Dataflow Kafka Spark Iceberg Google Dataproc Databricks Google BigQuery Trino AI Agent development MCP protocol CI/CD Python Java Scala AWS GCP Git JIRA Confluence

What you'll do

  • Manage and mentor a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment.
  • Set strategy, build roadmaps, and lead the team to deliver measurable goals.
  • Evaluate technical tradeoffs for major decisions and provide strong technical guidance.
  • Hire, grow, and retain high-performing engineering team members.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and infrastructure partners on modernization initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • At least 8 years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience or equivalent.
  • Proven leadership as a manager for an engineering team for over one year.
  • Strong technical background in building high availability and mission-critical systems.
  • Experience with modern data processing, storage, and querying solutions like Flink and BigQuery.
  • Ability to lead large, complex technical initiatives in fast-paced environments.
  • Track record of delivering projects in collaborative, multi-stakeholder settings.

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