Software Engineer, Lenses Platform, Level 5 at Snap Los Angeles, CA

Sunseeker Property Service; Los Angeles (CA); In loco; USD 178.000 - 313.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Mental health support programs

Equity/RSU compensation

Descrizione del lavoro

Snap Inc. seeks a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio in Los Angeles. You will design and build AR features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, while enhancing agentic development workflows and tooling.

You’ll contribute to roadmaps, participate in design reviews, and collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to improve code quality, reliability, and performance. A strong CS background and hands-on AI tooling experience are essential.

Competenze

• Strong CS fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in C++ and modern C++ development.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Great communication skills; ability to work in a team and lead by example.
• Pragmatic engineering judgment, balancing iteration speed, reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar.
• Understanding of AI systems and agentic workflows.
• Focus on engineering quality, including testing, maintainability, and performance.

Mansioni

• Design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, enabling AR experiences across Snapchat and Specs.
• Build, integrate, and improve agentic development workflows and tooling.
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning, architecture decisions, and technical specifications.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across product, design, and engineering.
• Contribute to improving code quality, reliability, performance, and developer productivity.

Conoscenze

CS fundamentals

C++

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

communication

agentic AI tools

AI system understanding

quality, testing, performance

Formazione

BS in CS or related field

MS +3 years post-grad exp

PhD in technical field

Strumenti

Unity

Unreal Engine

CMake

Conan

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Qt/ImGui

Descrizione del lavoro

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.Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join Lens Studio at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and support features for Lens Engine and Lens Studio, enabling AR experiences across Snapchat and Specs
• Build, integrate, and improve agentic development workflows and tooling
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning, architecture decisions, and technical specifications
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across product, design, and engineering
• Contribute to improving code quality, reliability, performance, and developer productivity

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills
• Strong proficiency in C++ and experience with modern C++ development
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
• Great communication skills; ability to work in a team and lead by example
• Pragmatic engineering judgment, with the ability to balance iteration speed, reliability, maintainability, and security
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar
• Understanding of AI systems and agentic workflows
• Focus on engineering quality, including testing, maintainability, and performance

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in a technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience
• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 3+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing or integrating agentic systems, including tool use, context management, evaluation, reliability, or integration into developer workflows
• Experience with multi-agent systems, agent harness engineering, context engineering, or building tools and ecosystems for AI agents
• Experience integrating AI or agentic capabilities into production developer workflows or software systems
• Experience with a 3D engine such as Unity, Unreal Engine, or a comparable real-time rendering platform
• Experience with build systems and developer infrastructure such as CMake, Conan, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
• Experience with Qt, ImGui, or similar frameworks for building cross-platform desktop software
• Experience with JavaScript engines, embedded runtimes, or frameworks used to execute and integrate user-provided code
• Experience working on large or complex codebases

Default Together Policy at Snap:

At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a "default together" approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate.

Equal Opportunity Employer statement:

Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Benefits:

• paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation:

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): The base salary range for this position is $209,000-$313,000 annually.

Zone B: The base salary range for this position is $199,000-$297,000 annually.

Zone C: The base salary range for this position is $178,000-$266,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Location:

Los Angeles, California

Type:

Full time