Application Engineer

Snap Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave up to 28 weeks

Wellbeing & fertility benefits

Backup child care coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Full Stack Application Engineer for its Finance Technology team in Santa Monica. You will build and operate business-critical applications connecting Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, from planning through production support.

You will own features across the full stack, develop APIs and data models, and integrate ERP, MRP, MES, PLM, and analytics platforms. Strong enterprise experience and a practical ownership mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate combines strong full-stack engineering skills with an understanding of enterprise systems, data integrity, and finance or manufacturing workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and non-engineering teams.
• A practical ownership mindset: you simplify complexity and follow through on reliability and user outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and operate secure, scalable web applications and services used by Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Own features across the full stack, including UX, data models, APIs, business logic, integrations, automated testing, and observability.
• Develop reliable integrations among ERP, MRP, MES, PLM, warehouse, procurement, finance, and analytics platforms using APIs, events, and batch processing at Scale.
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and help create an inclusive, high-ownership engineering culture.

Skills

Full-stack development

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Node.js

REST APIs

SQL/Relational databases

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

SOX/compliance understanding

Enterprise systems experience

Data integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Git

CI/CD

SOX controls tooling

Job description

• We’re looking for a Full Stack Application Engineer to join our Finance Technology team. You’ll build and operate business-critical applications that connect Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, supporting hardware development and production from planning and procurement through inventory, costing, and financial reporting
• This is an end-to-end engineering role. You’ll work directly with business and technical partners, turn complex operational needs into simple and reliable products, and own solutions from discovery and architecture through delivery, adoption, and production support
• Design, build, test, deploy, and operate secure, scalable web applications and services used by Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams
• Own features across the full stack, including user experience, data models, APIs, business logic, integrations, automated testing, and observability
• Develop reliable integrations among ERP, MRP, MES, PLM, warehouse, procurement, finance, and analytics platforms using APIs, events, and batch processing at Scale
• Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to understand processes, challenge assumptions, define requirements, and deliver measurable outcomes
• Improve system performance and resilience through monitoring, alerting, service-level objectives, capacity planning, and effective incident response
• Raise engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, automated tests, CI/CD, documentation, and pragmatic technical standards
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and help create an inclusive, high-ownership engineering culture

Benefits

• Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
• Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
• Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
• For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
• Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
• Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
• Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
• Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
• Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
• Business Travel Insurance
• Gym perks and discounts
• Team fitness classes and races
• Sports leagues
• Cooking and nutritional workshops
• Well-being reimbursement
• Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
• 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
• Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
• Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
• 15 sick and safe days per year
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
• Meditation and yoga classes
• Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
• Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega backdoor option!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Rocket Lawyer memberships
• Financial education programs
• Snap exclusive discounts and perks
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

The ideal candidate combines strong full-stack engineering skills with an understanding of enterprise systems, data integrity, and finance or manufacturing workflowsStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and non-engineering teamsA practical ownership mindset: you simplify complexity, make sound tradeoffs, and follow through on reliability and user outcomesStrong experience developing backend services and APIs using one or more languages such as Java, Python, Go, or Node.js and the ability to learn our stack quicklyAbility to translate ambiguous business needs into clear product, functional, and technical requirementsSound understanding of application architecture, object-oriented and domain-driven design, distributed systems, and common integration patternsStrong full-stack development skills using JavaScript or TypeScript and at least one modern front-end framework such as React, Angular, or Vue4+ years of full-stack application or software engineering experience after earning a bachelor’s degree; a master’s degree in a technical field plus 3+ years of post-graduate full-stack engineering experience; or a PhD in a relevant technical fieldBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experienceHands-on experience with a modern front-end framework, back-end services, relational databases, and system integrationsProfessional experience building, shipping, and supporting production-grade, end-to-end web applicationsExperience with finance, ERP, MRP, MES, PLM, warehouse management, procurement, or supply-chain applicationsExperience building auditable systems in a controlled environment, including segregation of duties and SOX-aligned controlsInterest in using automation and AI-assisted capabilities responsibly to improve business workflows and engineering productivityPassion for Snap products and for building tools that help teams do their best work