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Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, 11+ Years of Experience

Snap Inc.
Palo Alto, California
$189K-$283K a year
Full-time

is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.

Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company’s three core products are, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world;

an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and it's AR glasses,.

teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day.

We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why are at the root of everything we do.

We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We’re looking for a Front End Technical Lead, Safety Engineering, 11+ Years of Experience to join Snap Inc! As a member of the Safety Engineering org, you will prototype, develop and productionize technical solutions to protect user safety on our platform.

Working from our Los Angeles, Mountain View, or Seattle office, you will be tasked with solving interesting technical challenges in the user safety domain, architecting and deploying infrastructure to handle at scale and making our platform safe and secure for millions of Snapchatters.

What you’ll do :

Lead, design and implement large-scale front-end applications to protect user safety

Lead, design, implement, and operate our critical and scalable services across the user safety infrastructure.

Work cross functionally to deep dive into open problems to keep abuse off the platform

Work cross functionally to deep dive into open problems, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products

Lead the efforts for engineering best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.

Guide junior engineers on the team from design, code reviews and mentor them.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Lead from the front in terms of technical design and execution.

Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently and solve organizational level challenges.

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

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

Experience in solving open ambiguous problems from product inception to delivery.

Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale.

Strong JavaScript (and / or TypeScript), HTML, and CSS programming skills

Knowledge of ReactJS, AngularJS, or similar UI frameworks.

Knowledge of OOP, SOLID and FP

Solid understanding of object-oriented and functional programming principles

Understanding of domain-driven design principles

Understanding CQRS, GraphQL, GRPC, Web GL, Canvas

Proven knowledge of unit testing

Minimum Qualifications :

BS / BA in a technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience

11+ years of experience developing Front End software

Preferred Qualifications :

Advanced degree in a related technical field

Experience working with large-scale microservices and distributed systems

Experience with end-to-end testing frameworks (cypress, puppeteer or playwright)

Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments

Experience making critical decisions for complex technical issues in real-time, considering timelines and urgency

Experience working with a diverse group of engineers

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

These pay zones may be modified in the future.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs

Default Together" Policy at Snap : At Snap Inc. we believe that beingtogetherin person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration.

To reflect this, we practice a defaulttogether approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week

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.

EOE, including disability / vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-

Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms.

Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

These pay zones may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this position is $222,000-$333,000 annually.

The base salary range for this position is $211,000-$316,000 annually.

The base salary range for this position is $189,000-$283,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

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