Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CANew York, NYPalo Alto, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$276,000–$414,000 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $345k
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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 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure

Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure will join the ML Inference team to oversee technical strategy and architecture for inference platform services. The role involves designing, implementing, and scaling critical engineering components to support machine learning deployment while ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost management. This individual will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into technical solutions and provide leadership that influences company-wide initiatives. Key responsibilities include managing complex projects ranging from immediate feature launches to long-term research goals. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in large-scale distributed systems and high-throughput RPC services. Preferred technical skills include experience with Tensorflow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, GPU technologies, and LLM inference. The role focuses on solving the core engineering challenges of deploying and scaling machine learning models within a production environment to support innovative product features.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Oversee technical strategy and architecture for ML Inference Platform services.
  • Design, implement, and scale critical engineering components to support machine learning inference and deployment.
  • Evaluate product requirements and trade-offs to deliver solutions for innovative products and services.
  • Advocate for and implement best practices regarding availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.
  • Provide technical direction that influences the engineering goals of the entire company.
  • Architect and develop large-scale distributed systems and high-throughput RPC services.
  • Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects ranging from critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field like computer science or mathematics.
  • 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience.
  • Master's degree in a technical field with 9+ years of post-grad software development experience.
  • PhD in a related technical field with 6+ years of post-grad software development experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience in technical leadership or as a domain expert.
  • Experience architecting and developing large-scale distributed systems and high-throughput RPC services.
  • Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale.
  • Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, GPU, or LLM inference is preferred.

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