Staff Software Engineer – Omnichannel Notifications System

Snap Inc.

Staff engineer setting architecture for Snap’s omnichannel notifications platform. Building scalable backend systems that deliver, optimize, and measure Snapchat notifications.

Posted 9/1/2026full-timePalo Alto • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $229,000 - $343,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating scalable backend services, with a strong focus on system design, performance optimization, and observability. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor engineering teams while setting technical direction and vision.

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Backend Service DevelopmentSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationCloud TechnologiesCross-Functional Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentAPIsData ModelsDistributed SystemsIncident ResponseLatency OptimizationObservabilityNotification OrchestrationA/B TestingTechnical Strategy

Soft Skills

MentoringInfluencing Without AuthorityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

JavaGoC++PythonNoSQL Data StoresMemcacheRedisGoogle CloudAWSKafka

Industry Keywords

Omnichannel Notification PlatformScalable ServicesOperational ExcellenceAttention BudgetingExperimentation Platforms

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSC++CloudDistributed SystemsGoJavaKafkaNoSQLPythonRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical direction and long-term architecture for Snap’s omnichannel notification platform
Design, build, and operate highly available, scalable backend services delivering notifications across multiple channels and surfaces
Define shared platform abstractions, APIs, data models, and mechanisms for consistent product-team integration
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives across Engineering, Product, Data Science, Machine Learning, Design, and partner teams
Build systems for notification orchestration, channel selection, timing optimization, attention budgeting, ranking, targeting, experimentation, and measurement
Establish engineering practices improving availability, latency, observability, privacy, cost efficiency, and operational excellence
Participate in incident response and lead systemic improvements
Translate ambiguous product and business needs into technical strategies and multi-quarter roadmaps
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance
Drive alignment across teams and influence architecture and priorities without direct authority

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
9+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad software development experience
Experience designing, building, and operating backend services or distributed systems at significant scale
Proven track record of owning highly-available, mission-critical systems, including on-call participation, incident response, and driving systemic fixes
Ability to set technical vision and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives over multiple quarters
Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, data models, storage, pub/sub, queues, and workflow orchestration
Performance and latency optimization experience
Deep experience with observability, including metrics, logging, tracing, and dashboards
Experience building and operating reliable, scalable services in cloud technologies
Preferred: experience with Java, Go, C++, and/or Python
Preferred: experience with NoSQL data stores, Memcache/Redis, and cloud services such as Google Cloud or AWS
Preferred: experience with pub/sub and task-queue systems such as Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, or Cloud Tasks
Preferred: experience with notification, messaging, growth, or experimentation platforms, including ranking, targeting, and A/B testing at scale

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
Equity in the form of RSUs
In-person collaboration under Snap’s “default together” approach