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Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

Snap Inc.· Engineering
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Hybrid (Bellevue, WA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA)$235k - $414kFull timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Principal Software Engineer to design and implement systems for advertiser experiences and creator ads platform, lead next-generation infrastructure, and mentor engineers within the Business Experience team at Snap.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement systems that support the advertiser experiences and creator ads platform at Snap.
  • Lead the vision and strategy for our next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and driving advertiser value.
  • Innovate and conceptualize new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.
  • Advocate for and apply a high bar when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
  • Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
  • 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
  • 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
  • Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
  • Knowledge of ads domain experience
  • Deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms or similar systems
  • Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
  • Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
  • Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
  • Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
  • Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

Skills

Required:Advertiser/Creator platform experienceProgramming and software designDistributed systemsLeadership / mentorshipCollaboration

Benefits

  • paid parental leave
  • comprehensive medical coverage
  • emotional and mental health support programs
  • compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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We contribute to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

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