Snap
Director, Software Engineering, Product Eng
$284K–$500K
Los Angeles, California +3 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
Palo Alto, California
Bellevue, Washington - Experience
- 10+ years post Bachelor’s; or Master’s plus 9+ years post graduate; or PhD plus 6+ years post graduate. Also requires 5+ years as an engineering manager or technical leader.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics, or equivalent years of practical work experience.
About the job
Leads a product engineering organization at Snap, setting technical and product direction and delivering reliable, scalable, privacy-conscious experiences for Snapchatters.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, hire, and develop an inclusive team of engineers and leaders.
- Set team vision, technical strategy, roadmap, and measurable goals; guide complex initiatives from planning through launch and operation.
- Partner across functions to build and operate high-quality products, with strong standards for scalability, availability, privacy, security, and cost.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent years of practical work experience.
- 10+ years of post Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree plus 9+ years of post graduate software development experience; or a PhD plus 6+ years of post graduate software development experience.
- 5+ years as an engineering manager or technical leader, including setting technical direction.
- Experience developing distributed systems and business-critical products, and leading and scaling engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a technical field; experience building consumer products at global scale.
- Experience leading across multiple platforms or applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to product development or engineering productivity.
Pay
$334,000-$500,000 USD base salary (Zone A); $317,000-$475,000 USD base salary (Zone B); $284,000-$425,000 USD base salary (Zone C)
Tools
Java, C++, Go, Python, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript
AI focus
Preferred experience applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to product development, personalization, recommendations, search, or engineering productivity.
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