Staff Software Engineer, Snap Inc.
Post-Ad Click Experience
$229-343k
+ RSUs
4+ days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA / Santa Monica, CA)
Social media & camera company
Open for applications
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$229-343k
+ RSUs
4+ days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA / Santa Monica, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
- Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
- Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
- Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
- Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
- Ads domain expertise and a strong interest in Ads
- 9+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion focused on large-scale distributed systems, web technologies, and/or mobile application development
- Experience with web browser development, including building and deploying new features at scale in a browser engine or browser
- Deep expertise in performance optimization for web and/or mobile applications, particularly in areas like browser rendering, network optimization, and resource management
- Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large codebases that span platforms and tools
- Experience with debugging performance and reliability issues on browser engines
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems design principles
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience
Desirable
- Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
- Demonstrated ability to develop and apply sophisticated algorithms (e.g., machine learning, optimization) to solve real-world problems
- Proven track record of delivering large scale projects in attribution and measurement
- Experience operating highly-available systems at significant scale
- Familiarity with ad tech ecosystem, user acquisition, or conversion optimization
What the job involves
- We are seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to spearhead our post-click initiatives
- In this pivotal role, you will lead the charge in defining, designing, and implementing the next generation of our post-click platform
- This provides a unique opportunity to improve the native browser, and empower web developers
- You will have a profound impact on user engagement and advertiser ROI
- Define the technical roadmap and vision for our post-ad click experience, identifying key opportunities and challenges
- Lead efforts to integrate and optimize our custom browser engine into our native mobile applications (iOS and Android)
- Drive dramatic improvements in rendering web pages and content within our in-app browser, focusing on critical metrics like page load times, rendering efficiency, and resource utilization
- You'll profile performance problems and drive optimizations across the browser engine and mobile application software stacks
- Design, architect, and build new and innovative application experiences for the in-app browser that are seamless, engaging, and highly performant, bridging the gap between ad clicks and desired user actions
- Develop sophisticated algorithms to intelligently drive traffic, predict user intent, and capture nuanced user interactions for deeper analytical insights
- Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, reliable, and performant backend and frontend systems to support our post-click initiatives, including building reusable browser software components for interfacing with our back-end platforms
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists, UX Designers, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
Our take
Snap Inc. is the social-media company behind Snapchat, a mobile app launched in 2011 that prioritises visual and emotive communication over traditional texting. Born from a desire to share real-time moments with authenticity, the app now boasts a massive global reach with daily active users surpassing 460M and monthly active users well beyond 900M.
After rejecting a billion-dollar acquisition offer from MEta Platforms (then Facebook) in 2023, Snapchat entered into a long-term rivalry with Meta's apps (most notably Instagram). Despite the competition, Snap has carved out a distinct place in the social-media landscape by innovating features such as the "Discover" tab, augmented-reality (AR) lenses, in-app gaming, paid subscriptions via Snapchat+, and robust ad-monetisation options.
Snap has yet to post a full-year profit since going public in 2017, but the company is clearly making progress. In Q1 2025 the net loss was narrowed to roughly $140M, down from $305M the year before, and revenue rose 14% to $1.36B. Advertising revenue remains periodic and macro-factors still pose headwinds, yet Snaps enduring popularity and its expanding product mix suggest that further success appears likely.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
- Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
- Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
- Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
- For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
- Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
- Business Travel Insurance
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Well-being reimbursement
- Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
- 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
- Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
- Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
- 12 paid holidays per year
- 15 sick and safe days per year
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
- Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
- 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!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
- Health Savings Account with employer contributions
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programs
- Snap exclusive discounts and perks
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a BS in Product Design.
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