Software Engineer, Snap
Full Stack
$157-235k
+ RSUs
Social media & camera company
Be an early applicant
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$157-235k
+ RSUs
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
- Highly proficient in JavaScript (and/or TypeScript), HTML, and CSS
- Highly proficient in Java, Golang, NodeJs, and/or Python
- Experience developing front-end software using Javascript UI Frameworks (i.e React, Angular, Vue)
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented and functional programming principles
- Understanding of domain driven design principles
- Solid knowledge of unit testing
- Experience in front end design and/or web application development
- Writing code for User Interface components
- Experience optimizing JavaScript performance and browser layout rendering
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work 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
- Experience with full stack web development
Desirable
- MS degree in a technical field
- Experience with WebGL, Canvas, WebAssembly, Service workers, or other advanced front-end technology
- Experience with GraphQL
- Experience with large-scale microservices and distributed systems
- Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
- Ability to identify and resolve performance and scalability issues
- Passion for building a rich and innovative user experience
What the job involves
- Build State of the art mobile and desktop web software applications and/or systems
- Follow high-quality design and implementation practices
- Implement features and user interfaces to optimize performance of user-facing products
- Contribute to Snap’s engineering culture by working on shared libraries and systems
- Log and analyze operational and engagement metrics
Our take
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.
After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.
Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, 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
- 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.
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(CEO)Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.
Bobby Murphy
(CTO)Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.
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