Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

Snap Inc.

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Monica, CA · Bellevue, WA · Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA
Salary: $276,000–$414,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Business Experience team at Snap, you will design and implement systems that enhance advertiser experiences and support the creator ads platform. You’ll lead strategic initiatives for next-generation infrastructure, ensuring scalability and performance while driving value for advertisers. Your role involves innovating new product flows and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions. Additionally, you will advocate for high standards in availability, scalability, and cost management, mentoring junior engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence. Ideal candidates have deep expertise in building scalable advertiser or creator platforms, experience with cross-platform development, and the ability to drive multiple engineering projects from conception to launch.

Skills

Python JavaScript React Node.js Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB

What you'll do

Design and implement systems supporting advertiser experiences and creator ads platform.
Lead vision and strategy for next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability and performance.
Innovate new advertiser flows and marketplace products based on market trends and user needs.
Advocate for high standards in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.
Mentor other engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

What we're looking for

Deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms.
Experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance systems.
Proven ability to lead vision and strategy for next-generation infrastructure.
Strong track record of innovating new products based on market trends.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and mentor engineers.

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