Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

Snap Inc.

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: BellevueLos AngelesNew YorkPalo AltoSan Francisco, CASeattle
Salary: $276,000–$414,000 / yr
Posted: 146 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 103 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

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The Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience joins the Business Experience team to design and implement systems supporting advertiser experiences and the creator ads platform. This role involves leading the vision and strategy for next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and driving advertiser value. The engineer will innovate new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products while collaborating with cross-functional teams including product management, design, and data science. Key responsibilities include mentoring other engineers and ensuring high standards for availability, operational excellence, and cost management. The position requires deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms, distributed systems, and software design. Candidates must possess strong programming skills for debugging and performance analysis within the ads domain to solve ambiguous problems and manage complex engineering projects.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Software Design Performance Analysis Debugging Test Design Cross-platform Development Ads Domain Scalability Operational Excellence

What you'll do

Design and implement systems that support advertiser experiences and the creator ads platform.
Lead the vision and strategy for next-generation infrastructure focusing on scalability and performance.
Conceptualize new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products based on market trends and user behavior.
Advocate for and maintain high standards for availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.
Mentor and guide other engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
Architect, design, and develop distributed systems to support high-volume production environments.
Drive a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects ranging from critical feature launches to long-term research.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics, or equivalent years of experience.
10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree + 9+ years; or a PhD + 6+ years.
2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as a domain expert to a technical organization.
Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems.
Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects.
Deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms or similar systems.
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale.
Experience with cross-platform development (preferred).

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