This role pays more than
97%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$217,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$286k
versus about
$184k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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.
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering joins the Platform Engineering team to build tools, frameworks, and internal platforms that enhance developer productivity and operational excellence. This role focuses on developing next-generation AI-powered testing tools and infrastructure for mobile apps and multi-cloud backend services. Key responsibilities include building agent harnesses, designing evaluation systems, creating Temporal-based workflows using async Python, and developing telemetry-driven debugging capabilities. The candidate will also manage prompt engineering, context management, and BigQuery SQL to make agent behavior measurable. Required technical skills include experience with distributed systems, system design, and observability tools like metrics, logging, and tracing. Preferred technologies include Java, Go, Python, C++, Kubernetes, and containerized systems. This role solves the challenge of reducing manual work and identifying regressions earlier in CI/CD pipelines to ensure engineers can ship reliable software faster across complex infrastructure.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.
Remote (New York, NY)137 days ago
$246,900–$339,500
Python
CI/CD
Developer Tooling
Infrastructure
Database Systems
Service Frameworks
Test Infrastructure
Automation
Remote Environments
Software Development Lifecycle