This role pays more than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$167,000–$213,375
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$237k
versus about
$190k
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
75 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$209,000–$313,000
across 64 roles with salary data.
Technical Program Manager, Monetization serves as a strategic leader within the Engineering organization, acting as a single-threaded owner for high-stakes programs involving product, infrastructure, and platform goals. This role requires a technical operator to manage complex cross-functional dependencies, shape technical roadmaps, and drive the operating rhythm of the business while ensuring systems remain performant and cost-conscious. Day-to-day responsibilities include building automation tools, creating dashboards, and performing hands-on data analysis to inform architectural trade-offs and project execution. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools like Grafana, Looker, or Tableau, alongside experience with GitHub and JIRA. The role addresses critical challenges in platform reliability, operational stability, and performance for production systems within a high-scale consumer technology environment that demands technical fluency and the ability to navigate complex, ambiguous technical landscapes.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?
Median $174950 from 49 postings across 12 companies.
Lead complex, cross-functional programs across multiple engineering organizations involving high-stakes technical requirements.
Act as a single-threaded owner for critical programs by managing dependencies and aligning diverse technical teams.
Manage the full program lifecycle from initial ideation through execution to operational excellence.
Partner with engineering and product leadership to shape roadmaps and influence technical architectural decisions.
Use Python, SQL, and data visualization tools to build dashboards and automate internal processes.
Drive the operating rhythm of the business to ensure systems are scalable, performant, and cost-conscious.
Mentor and grow junior Technical Program Managers and engineers to scale organizational performance.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics.
6+ years of experience in Engineering, Data Science, or Technical Program Management in the software or tech industry.
3+ years of experience specifically in Technical Program Management.
Proven track record leading large-scale, ambiguous programs across distributed teams to improve platform reliability and performance.
Strong proficiency with Python and SQL for data analysis, building tools, and informing decisions.
Experience with data visualization tools (Grafana, Looker, Tableau), source control (GitHub), and ticket management (JIRA).
Experience collaborating with engineers on technical design, architectural trade-offs, and roadmap planning.
Background in software engineering or infrastructure systems (preferred); experience with big data technologies (Spark, Airflow, Hive, Kafka, Flink) (preferred).
Remote (South San Francisco, CA)31 days ago
$174,637–$260,200
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