Senior C++ Engineer, AR LensCore & Lens Studio

SNAP, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave up to 28 weeks

Adoption and surrogacy benefits

Backup child care

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Wellbeing benefits and mental health

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a skilled C++ Software Engineer to join the Specs Lens Platform team. You will design, develop, and support LensCore features powering AR experiences across Specs, Snapchat Lenses, and Lens Studio.

You will optimize the LensCore engine for Specs, collaborate with multiple teams, and participate in feature planning and technical specification creation to drive cutting-edge AR capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry C++ development experience.
• Experience with rendering APIs (DirectX/Metal/Vulkan/OpenGL).
• Experience with a 3D rendering engine like Lens Studio/Unity/Unreal.
• Knowledge of Python or JavaScript.
• BS in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Hands-on with AI dev tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex or similar).
• Experience with Linux/Unix and CLI tools.
• Experience creating developer-facing APIs and libraries.
• Knowledge of Qt and libraries like OpenCV, Eigen, glm.
• Technical leadership experience.
• Great communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support features for LensCore platform.
• Optimize LensCore engine for Specs.
• Collaborate with other teams to bring features to Lens creators.
• Participate in feature planning and creating technical specifications.

Skills

C++ development

Rendering APIs

Python

JavaScript

3D rendering concepts

AI tools experience

Team communication

Linux/Unix

Computer vision basics

Modern C++

Education

BS in a technical field

Tools

DirectX

Metal

Vulkan

OpenGL

Lens Studio

Unity

Unreal

Qt framework

OpenCV

Eigen

glm

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a skilled C++ Software Engineer to join the Specs Lens Platform team. You will design, develop, and support LensCore features powering AR experiences across Specs, Snapchat Lenses, and Lens Studio.

You will optimize the LensCore engine for Specs, collaborate with multiple teams, and participate in feature planning and technical specification creation to drive cutting-edge AR capabilities.