Job Summary:
Snap Inc. is a technology company that aims to improve how people live and communicate through innovative products. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Ads Format team to design and implement automated systems for ad serving and optimization, while leading the vision for ad formats infrastructure and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement highly automated systems for ad format serving, optimization, and A/B testing to maximize user engagement and advertiser ROI.
• Lead the vision and strategy for our next-generation ad formats infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and advertiser value.
• Innovate and conceptualize new ad format ideas, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.
• Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
• Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
• Deep expertise in building and scaling ad formats or similar user-facing content delivery systems
• Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
• Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
• Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
• Ads domain experience
Preferred:
• Client side and full stack experience preferred
• Experience with cross-platform development
• Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives
• Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach
Company:
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Venice, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.