Senior C++ Engineer, AR Lens Studio & Engine

Snap Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio, building AR experiences for Snapchat and Specs. You will design and implement features, improve tooling, and collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams to advance the Lens Engine and related platforms.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, extensive C++ experience, and familiarity with modern development workflows; in-office collaboration is encouraged as part of our “default together” policy.

Qualifications

• BS in computer science or equivalent years of experience.
• 6+ years of post-Bachelor software development experience or 3+ years with a Master’s.
• Experience in C++ development and modern C++ standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio for AR experiences.
• Build, integrate, and improve agentic development workflows and tooling.
• Contribute to technical roadmap, architecture decisions, and specs.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions.
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering teams.
• Improve code quality, reliability, performance and developer productivity.

Skills

C++

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Team leadership

AI-assisted tools

Education

BS in CS or equivalent

6+ years post-Bachelors

Tools

CMake

Conan

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Qt/ImGui

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio, building AR experiences for Snapchat and Specs. You will design and implement features, improve tooling, and collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams to advance the Lens Engine and related platforms.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, extensive C++ experience, and familiarity with modern development workflows; in-office collaboration is encouraged as part of our “default together” policy.