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Snap

Senior Engineering Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Snapchat is the camera used by millions of people every day to Snap with family, watch Stories from friends, see events from around the world, and explore expertly curated content from top publishers. In short, we are a passionate team working hard to build the best platform in the world for communication and storytelling.

We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager, for our Core Infrastructure group, As a member of the team, you will lead a group of software developers building our core infrastructure to support the core Snap experience for our customer

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What you’ll do:

  • Create and manage cross-platform (iOS, Android, backend) engineering roadmaps that will enable the foundations of our core infrastructure

  • Partner cross-functionally with stakeholder teams at Snap in order to align and deliver such product milestones

  • Build a scalable and sustainable infrastructure that will support Snap’s product efforts.

  • Evaluate the technical tradeoffs involved in key system design decisions

  • Closely collaborate with PMs in order to translate product requirements into technical designs, which are then turned into engineering roadmaps. 

  • Define clear success metrics for the team as a whole and for team members individually

  • Manage and mentor a team of great developers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 9+ years of experience working in software engineering

  • 4+ years managing teams of software engineers

  • Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience as an IC, especially as an Infra developer

  • Experience with Infrastructure and Data Systems

  • Experience with shipping user-facing systems, especially at a large scale

  • History of involvement in product roadmapping and decision making

  • History of involvement in hiring and recruiting

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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.

Job ID: 083d469f794a53bc7f0ac3de6b22ed24e048d51b2069402315b245732b26782e
Employment Type: Other