
Principal Software Engineer
Snap Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $276,000 - $414,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design, implement, and scale critical engineering components and services to support Snap's most strategic initiatives
- Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services
- Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
- Provide technical direction that influences the entire company
Requirements
- Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
- 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
- 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
- Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
- Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
Benefits
- paid parental leave
- comprehensive medical coverage
- emotional and mental health support programs
- compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software developmentdistributed systemstechnical leadershipsystem architecturedesignimplementationscalabilityoperational excellencecost managementproduct requirements
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationadvocacyevaluationtrade-off analysisinfluenceproblem-solvinginnovationdirection settingownership
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhD