AR Lens Software Engineer (C++, AI Tools)

Snap Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Medical coverage

Mental health support

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio to design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, enabling AR experiences across Snapchat and Specs. You will build agentic development workflows and tooling while contributing to technical roadmaps and architectural decisions.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, deep C++ expertise, and experience with Python/JS/TS. You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to improve code quality,

Qualifications

• Strong CS fundamentals and problem-solving.
• Proficiency in C++ and modern C++ development.
• Scripting languages: Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Excellent communication and team leadership.
• Engineering judgment balancing speed, reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar.
• Understanding of AI systems and agentic workflows.
• Focus on engineering quality, testing, maintainability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, enabling AR experiences across Snapchat and Specs.
• Build, integrate, and improve agentic development workflows and tooling.
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning, architecture decisions, and technical specifications.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across product, design, and engineering.
• Contribute to improving code quality, reliability, performance, and developer productivity.

Skills

C++

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Communication

AI-assisted development tools

Agentic workflows

Engineering quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Master's degree in a technical field + 3+ years experience

PhD in relevant field

Tools

CMake

Conan

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Qt/ImGui

Unity/Unreal Engine

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio to design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, enabling AR experiences across Snapchat and Specs. You will build agentic development workflows and tooling while contributing to technical roadmaps and architectural decisions.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, deep C++ expertise, and experience with Python/JS/TS. You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to improve code quality,