Manager, Privacy Engineering

Snap Inc.

Privacy Engineering Manager leading a team at Snap to ensure product privacy through innovative solutions. Building platforms and governance systems for privacy in product and infrastructure development.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $251,000 - $377,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building scalable privacy solutions through AI-assisted tools and high-velocity engineering workflows, while ensuring compliance with rigorous standards for code correctness and security. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in developing governance mechanisms and validation processes for sensitive data handling.

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Privacy By DesignAI-Assisted ReviewTechnical LeadershipData GovernanceSecurity Standards

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Hard Skills

Privacy Policy DevelopmentAutomationCode CorrectnessAI/ML SystemsData RetentionSensitive Data HandlingSystem-Level AnalysisValidation LoopsEngineering WorkflowsProduction Ready Code

Soft Skills

CoachingPartnership BuildingTeam LeadershipCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsCode Scanning ToolsValidation Mechanisms

Industry Keywords

Privacy SolutionsComplianceGovernanceData UseData Sharing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team building the platforms, policy systems, automation, and validation loops that make privacy scalable across product and infrastructure development.
Scale privacy by design through AI-assisted review, reusable policy artifacts, and automation.
Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code.
Build machine-readable privacy policy, governance, and enforcement mechanisms for engineers and platforms.
Partner across product, infrastructure, security, legal, compliance, and data to deliver practical privacy solutions.
Lead platforms and workflows that improve governance, validation, retention, deletion, and sensitive data handling.
Guide decisions on data use, access, sharing, retention, and AI/ML systems across privacy, product, and business tradeoffs.
Build validation loops for privacy commitments in production, including code scanning and system-level analysis.
Enable product innovation within strong privacy boundaries, including ads privacy, opt-out enforcement, and privacy-preserving AI agents.
Coach engineers, raise the quality bar, and build a strong culture of technical excellence and partnership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
8+ years of post-bachelor’s security / privacy experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ years of post-grad security experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4 years of post-grad security experience
1 + year(s) of technical leadership or engineering management experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid parental leave
comprehensive medical coverage
emotional and mental health support programs
compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success