Software Engineer, C++, Level 5

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

Our team is building a next generation cross-platform UI development framework that’s transforming the way Snap builds and releases its products across Android, iOS, and web. Our tools simplify client development, making it faster and easier to deliver highly performant and graphically rich experiences simultaneously across multiple platforms. This is a unique opportunity to join a team that’s solving challenging problems at the cutting edge of client development. Our team is collaborative, supportive, and passionate about enabling new customer experiences through platform innovation.

We’re looking for a senior engineer with experience in build systems, compilers, and programming languages. You’ll be responsible for improving the performance and overall developer experience of our cross-platform framework! 

What you'll do:

• Develop and refine build, debug, and performance tools for Snap’s cross-platform framework

• Work closely with our client infrastructure engineers on build systems that quickly identify and automatically triage run-time performance and quality issues

• Identify and lead improvements to the compilation and performance of our cross-platform framework

• Evaluate technical tradeoffs of every decision and collaborate with other engineers on the best development practices

• Perform code reviews that guarantee code quality and raise the bar for development

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong experience using C++ for low-level language features and implementations

• Familiarity with Bazel or similar build tools

• Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals as well as mobile development

• Proficiency with performance optimization techniques

• Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of software design patterns and best practices

Minimum qualifications:

• BS/BA in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience

• 6+ years of experience working in Software Development roles

Good have qualifications:

• Experience developing for desktop, mobile, or web using C++ or TypeScript

• Experience with declarative UI frameworks (e.g. React Native)

• Experience with low level graphics

• Experience with performance optimization

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