Software Engineer, Full Stack, 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 operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

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.

We’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• 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

• Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 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

• Ability to identify and resolve performance and scalability issue

• Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.

• Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience

• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field+ 2+ years of post-grad software development experience

• Experience with full stack web development

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

• Passion for building a rich and innovative user experience

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