Senior AR Software Engineer — Real-Time 3D & Spatial UX

SNAP, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Mental health support programs

RSU equity

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking an AR Engineer to join the Lenses Platform team to advance the look and feel of user-facing AR experiences across Spectacles and Snap OS. You will help shape architecture, deliver from concept to delivery, and create seamless, real-time 3D interactions on resource-constrained hardware.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Design, Product, and PM, mentor peers, and contribute to roadmap planning while ensuring high performance and polished experiences for millions of users.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent years of experience.
• 2+ years of experience building real-time 3D interactive applications.
• Experience with 3D engines/frameworks and real-time rendering.
• Experience integrating with native/OS services and platform APIs.

Responsibilities

• Advance and build the look, feel, and flow of interactions for Spectacles UI.
• Maintain and expand a unified user experience across the Snap OS platform.
• Create spatial experiences with human-centered, multi-modal UI systems.
• Contribute to planning and execution of AR applications from concept to delivery.
• Design and implement integrations with system services and APIs.
• Build real-time 3D apps optimized for AR hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define AR roadmap.
• Mentor and develop other AR Engineers.

Skills

3D math

Architectural decisions

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent

Tools

C#

Unity

C++

Unreal

JavaScript

TypeScript

Lens Studio

Three.js

Babylon.js

Godot

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking an AR Engineer to join the Lenses Platform team to advance the look and feel of user-facing AR experiences across Spectacles and Snap OS. You will help shape architecture, deliver from concept to delivery, and create seamless, real-time 3D interactions on resource-constrained hardware.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Design, Product, and PM, mentor peers, and contribute to roadmap planning while ensuring high performance and polished experiences for millions of users.