Snap
Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience
$235K–$414K
Palo Alto, California +5 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, California
Seattle, Washington
San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California
New York, New York
Bellevue, Washington - Experience
- 10+ years post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s in a technical field + 9+ years post-graduate experience; or PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years post-graduate experience. Also requires 2+ years of technical leadership or domain-expert experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics, or equivalent years of experience; alternatives include a Master’s or PhD as stated.
About the job
Leads the design and development of scalable systems and products for Snap’s advertiser experiences and creator ads platform.
What you'll do
- Set technical vision and build infrastructure focused on scalability, performance, and advertiser value.
- Develop advertiser flows and creator marketplace products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Promote operational excellence and cost management while mentoring engineers.
What they ask for
- Expertise building and scaling advertiser, creator, or similar platforms; ads domain experience.
- Strong programming, software design, debugging, performance analysis, and test design skills; experience operating highly available systems at scale.
- Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems, and setting technical direction for engineering projects.
- Bachelor’s in a technical field or equivalent years of experience; 2+ years of technical leadership or domain-expert experience.
Nice to have
- Cross-platform development experience.
- Ability to lead concurrent engineering projects and communicate a compelling vision collaboratively.
Pay
$276,000-$414,000 annually (base salary, USD); $262,000-$393,000 annually (base salary, USD); $235,000-$352,000 annually (base salary, USD)
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