Software Engineer, Snap

• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala or C++
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on system performance, scalability, and efficiency
• Good understanding of distributed systems and the infrastructure components of large-scale ML
• Experience with big data processing frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Ray
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
• Ability to proactively learn new concepts and apply them at work
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field+ 2+ years of post-grad software development experience
• Experience building large scale production machine learning systems, distributed systems or big data processing

Desirable

• You’ll play a critical role in scaling our ML Infrastructure, optimizing AI training and inference systems, and driving innovations that make Snapchat’s ranking and recommendation systems more efficient and impactful
• Design and optimize infrastructure systems for machine learning workloads at scale and drive reliability and efficiency improvements across Snapchat’s ML Infrastructure
• Develop high-performance inference systems to ensure fast and efficient AI model serving
• Build infrastructure to perform scalable ML model training, evaluation, and inference in the cloud
• Build comprehensive data management systems for scalable data collection, labeling, processing, and evaluation
• Work closely with ML engineers to deploy cutting-edge models into production

• Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
• Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
• Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
• Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
• Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
• Gym perks and discounts
• Team fitness classes, hikes and races
• Sports leagues
• Cooking and nutritional workshops
• Generous time off and leave programmes
• Meditation and yoga classes
• Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
• Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
• Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
• Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
• Rocket Lawyer memberships
• Financial education programmes
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
• Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.

Total funding: $2.6bn

Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.