Director, Software Engineering, Product Eng

Snap; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap Inc is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a Product Engineering team. You will shape the team’s vision, recruit and mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable, and privacy-conscious products.

In a fast-moving environment you will set roadmaps, drive architectural decisions, and maintain high standards for availability, security, and performance while building an inclusive, high-performing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 10+ years of software development experience.
• Experience leading software engineering teams and defining roadmaps.
• Proven ability to design and scale distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• Set technical vision and roadmap for product areas.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Ops.
• Drive architecture, reliability, and privacy at scale.
• Hire and develop diverse, high-performing engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Cloud/Distributed Systems

Product Judgment

Team Building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

C++

Go

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Snap Inc 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 operates Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji , Saturn, and other digital services.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world every day. We are deeply committed to the well being of everyone in our global community, and our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

At Snap, our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. We believe that diverse backgrounds and voices help us create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate.

We are looking for a Director, Software Engineering to lead a Product Engineering team at Snap. In this role, you will combine strong people leadership, product judgment, and technical depth to build experiences that delight Snapchatters and deliver meaningful business impact.

You will shape the team's vision and strategy, develop a high performing and inclusive organization, and partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Operations, and Engineering leaders. You will guide the delivery of reliable, scalable, and privacy conscious products in a fast moving, highly collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of software engineers. Create an environment where people can do their best work, grow their careers, and feel included and supported.
• Set the technical vision, strategy, roadmap, and measurable goals for a product engineering area aligned to company priorities.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, Operations, and other Engineering teams to understand customer needs, define product requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver high quality experiences.
• Design, implement, and scale critical product components and services across the stack, including backend services, distributed systems, client applications, and data platforms as appropriate for the team.
• Drive technical execution across a portfolio of initiatives, from near term product launches to longer term investments in architecture, platform capabilities, and engineering excellence.
• Establish a high bar for availability, scalability, performance, privacy, security, operational excellence, and cost management.
• Use product and engineering insights to identify opportunities, make sound decisions in ambiguous situations, and improve customer and business outcomes.
• Provide technical direction that influences work beyond your immediate team and helps engineering organizations operate more effectively.
• Hire, retain, and develop high caliber engineers and leaders while building a diverse and inclusive team.
• Communicate clearly with senior leaders and cross functional partners, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, decisions, and outcomes.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, testing, and technical decision making.
• Proven experience building and operating highly available products or services at significant scale.
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems and modern product experiences.
• Strong product judgment and the ability to connect technical choices to customer value and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous problems, set direction, and lead complex initiatives from strategy through delivery and operation.
• Strong collaboration, communication, mentorship, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience developing engineering talent, building effective teams, and fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly and apply them effectively.
• Experience with one or more modern programming languages, such as Java, C++, Go, Python, Swift, Kotlin, or JavaScript.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, or equivalent years of practical work experience.
• 10+ years of post Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field plus 9+ years of post graduate software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field plus 6+ years of post graduate software development experience.