Staff Software Engineer, Snap
iOS, Content, Level 6
$229-343k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Open for applications
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$229-343k
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
- We’re looking for a seasoned iOS engineer with deep expertise in Swift and ObjectiveC
- Knowledge of software design patterns and iOS best practices
- Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills
- A strong track record of shipping polished, high-performance features at scale
- Experience working on content or media-heavy products is a strong plus
- The ideal candidate has sharp product intuition, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-team collaboration
- Be comfortable leading large technical efforts in ambiguous environments, balancing product goals with architectural sustainability
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
- 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field +5+ years of post-grad software development experience
- Experience with iOS application development
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an Staff Software Engineer, iOS to join the Content team in Snap Inc!
- Help shape the future of how Snapchatters discover and engage with content across the app - from Friend Stories to Spotlight to Creator-driven experiences
- Drive stratigical decisions for content surfaces
- Lead the development of complex, high-impact product features
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, Machine Learning and Backend teams to deliver a seamless and performant user experience
- Simplify and evolve our content stack, driving both technical innovation and meaningful user impact
- Make architectural decisions, uphold a high bar for code quality
- Mentor engineers, champion best practices, and help define the long-term technical roadmap for content on iOS
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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