Software Engineer, Snap Inc.
C++
$157-235k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Be an early applicant
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$157-235k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
4+ days a week in office
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
- Deep expertise in modern C++ (C++11/14/17), with experience in large-scale production codebases
- Familiarity with one of the following programming languages: Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, or TypeScript
- Experience with mobile development (Android/iOS) and cross-platform libraries
- Familiarity with messaging systems, networking protocols, or real-time systems is a plus
- Proficiency with performance optimization techniques
- Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative, and highly collaborative environment
- Knowledge of software design patterns and best practices
- BS in a technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience
- 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
- C++ development experience
Desirable
- Experience developing for desktop, mobile, or web using C++ or TypeScript
- Experience with declarative UI frameworks (e.g. React Native)
- Experience building or scaling messaging, media, or real-time communication systems
- Familiarity with metrics instrumentation, observability, and debugging tools
What the job involves
- The Messaging team builds and maintains the core infrastructure that powers chat, media sharing, presence, and real-time interactions across Snapchat
- We own critical C++ client libraries that are deployed across all Snap owned surfaces — iOS & Android apps, Snapchat for web and Spectacles, enabling consistent behavior and rapid product development at scale
- We work across the stack — from local data models to backend integration — to ensure a fast, reliable, and delightful messaging experience for hundreds of millions of users
- Architect, design, implement, and maintain high-performance C++ infrastructure powering Snapchat’s core messaging experiences
- Evolve our cross-platform C++ client libraries that underpin chat, media, and push systems
- Optimize for latency, reliability, and resource efficiency in constrained mobile environments
- Collaborate with iOS, Android, backend, and product teams to ship high-quality features
- Build robust abstractions, APIs, and tools that scale across multiple surfaces and use cases
- Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term technical direction of messaging systems
- Perform code reviews that guarantee code quality and raise the bar for development
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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