Manager, Software Engineering, Maps

Snap Inc.

Engineering Manager leading backend infrastructure for Snap Map at Snap, the technology company behind Snapchat. Managing Maps engineers, scalable services, geospatial systems, and user-facing product delivery.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeNew York City • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $229,000 - $343,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and mentoring backend engineering teams while driving the development of scalable services and data infrastructure. Proficient in leveraging AI tools and ensuring high standards for code quality and security.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Team ManagementBackend Service DevelopmentAI Tools ProficiencyDistributed SystemsGeospatial Systems Experience

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentDistributed SystemsHigh-Availability SystemsData InfrastructureTechnical MentorshipCode Quality StandardsAI Tool UtilizationGeospatial SystemsMap Data Pipelines

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationAdaptabilityStrategic PlanningMentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhD

Industry Keywords

Mission-Critical SystemsUser-Facing FeaturesTechnical InitiativesOps-Heavy SystemsMulti-Stakeholder Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers
Set strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead the team to deliver
Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders
Evaluate technical tradeoffs of major decisions and provide technical mentorship
Hire, grow, and retain high-performing team members
Use AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services
Uphold rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production-ready quality
Build backend services and data infrastructure for Snap Map, including friend location, places, and map content

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, or equivalent years of practical work experience
9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience, or Master's degree plus 8+ years of post-graduate experience, or PhD plus 5+ years of post-graduate experience
1+ years of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead
Experience with distributed systems and backend service development
Background building high-availability and mission-critical backend systems
Experience leading an engineering team
Experience building platform or infrastructure used by other teams and shipping user-facing features with accountability for metrics
Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives
Proficiency in or strong aptitude for leveraging AI tools, including auditing generated output for architecture, performance, and security
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools
Preferred: experience with geospatial or location-based systems, map data pipelines, place and POI data, routing, or spatial indexing
Preferred: familiarity with driving large-scale initiatives from ideation to completion
Preferred: track record of delivery in rapidly changing, collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
Preferred: experience with Ops-heavy systems/products

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages including equity in the form of RSUs
Equal opportunity employment