Manager, Software Engineering, Core Infra

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world and Specs Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human in addition to Bitmoji Saturn and other digital services.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world every day. Were deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast with precision and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

The Core Infrastructure team is looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the platform that powers Snaps critical Storage & Caching Infrastructure. We build and operate the platform that provisions scales rightsizes and manages the lifecycle of storage and caching systems serving Snaps most critical workloads. This is a unique opportunity to shape Snaps storage and caching strategy as we scale to meet the demands of an AI-first world. If youre passionate about distributed systems infrastructure at massive scale and building platforms that power the business wed love to hear from you.

What youll do:

• Manage and mentor a team of backend and full-stack developers in a fast-paced quick-to-market environment

• Build infrastructure for data processing at Snap with large scale distributed systems.

• Set the strategy build a roadmap create measurable goals and lead your team to deliver

• Collaborate with Product Operation Data Science and Engineering teams and executive stakeholders

• Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor

• Hire grow and retain high-performing team members

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Background with building high availability and mission critical systems

• Experience with leading an engineering team

• Ability leading and executing large complex technical initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience

• 8 years of post-Bachelors software development experience; or a Masters degree in a technical field 7 year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field 3 years of post-grad software development experience

• 1 years of experience managing a team of engineers

• Experience building large scale distributed systems

• Experience with big data processing and pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the driving large scale initiatives from ideation to completion

• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing highly collaborative multi-stakeholder environments

Experience with Hadoop Hive Trino BigQuery and Spark

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please dont be shy and provide us some information.

Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.

At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community so weve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave comprehensive medical coverage emotional and mental health support programs and compensation packages that let you share in Snaps long-term success!

Compensation

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