Engineering Manager, Mobile Security

Snap Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Medical coverage

Mental health support

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team responsible for account security, user authentication, and regulatory compliance across Snapchat on iOS and Android.

You will drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, legal, and trust & safety to deliver high-quality, scalable client systems while maintaining production-grade standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 3+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 1+ year of technical leadership or engineering management experience
• Experience leading engineers delivering production software in mobile, platform, or security-sensitive environments

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of engineers working on safety- and security-critical mobile client systems
• Set clear technical direction and execution priorities across a broad portfolio of account integrity, authentication, reporting, and compliance initiatives
• Drive delivery on complex, high-urgency projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting requirements
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Legal, Trust & Safety, backend engineering, and adjacent client teams to define scope and land durable solutions
• Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and technical decision-making across the team
• Build a healthy team environment with clear expectations, strong accountability, and active support for career growth
• Hire and onboard strong engineering talent while developing senior ICs and technical leaders within the team
• Balance near-term execution needs with longer-term platform investments that improve leverage, quality, and team velocity
• Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code.

Skills

Software engineering

Mobile client

Technical judgment

Leadership

Communication

AI tools

Architecture review

Ambiguity management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master’s or PhD in technical field

Tools

iOS

Android

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team responsible for account security, user authentication, and regulatory compliance across Snapchat on iOS and Android.

You will drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, legal, and trust & safety to deliver high-quality, scalable client systems while maintaining production-grade standards.