Manager, Software Engineering, Maps

Snap Inc.

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, CANew York, NYPalo Alto, CASan Francisco, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$229,000–$343,000 / yr
Posted
84 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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This role pays more than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $177,062–$244,912 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $286k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

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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 103 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 93 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Software Engineering, Maps

Manager, Software Engineering, Maps joins the Maps team to lead and mentor a group of backend engineers in a fast-paced environment. The role involves setting strategy, building roadmaps, and creating measurable goals to deliver scalable services. You will collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams to manage the backend services and data infrastructure for a personal map product. Key responsibilities include evaluating technical tradeoffs, hiring high-performing members, and utilizing AI tools to maintain code correctness and security. The position requires expertise in distributed systems, backend service development, and high availability systems. Candidates should possess experience with geospatial or location-based systems, including map data pipelines, routing, and spatial indexing, to solve complex problems regarding friend locations, places, and interactive content.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $281300 from 43 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers in a fast-paced environment.
  • Set the technical strategy, build the product roadmap, and create measurable goals.
  • Evaluate technical tradeoffs for major decisions and provide strong technical mentorship.
  • Hire, grow, and retain high-performing team members.
  • Design and ship scalable services using AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows.
  • Ensure code correctness, security, and production-ready quality for all shipped services.
  • Lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives for backend infrastructure and user-facing features.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent years of practical work experience.
  • 9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree + 8+ years; or a PhD + 5+ years.
  • 1+ years of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead.
  • Experience with distributed systems and backend service development.
  • Background in building high availability and mission-critical backend systems.
  • Experience building platform infrastructure and shipping user-facing features with accountability for metrics.
  • Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to streamline development while auditing for architectural integrity and security.
  • Experience with geospatial or location-based systems, such as map data pipelines or spatial indexing (preferred).

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