Head of Engineering, Core Experience

Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

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.

The Core Experience team owns core infrastructure (Messaging) and most parts of the Snapchat product which have partners (Bitmoji, Snap Kit, Games and Minis, Snapchat Creative Tools, and Music). We help Snapchatters keep in touch with their friends, play games, share content, create engaging and unique Snaps, and express themselves with their virtual Bitmoji avatar. We work closely with Developer partners making Snap Kit applications and Snap Games. 

We are seeking an experienced engineering leader to help support our teams solving interesting technical challenges, building world-class experiences in Snapchat and maintaining a platform used by hundreds of millions every day. Working from our Los Angeles or Seattle offices, you’ll manage teams in Seattle, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York, Toronto, and Sydney and collaborate with leaders and executives across Snap to deliver the highest quality for our product.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee day-to-day operations of a division of the Core Experience Engineering team (Bitmoji, Messaging, Snapchat Creative Tools, Developer Tools, and Games), across multiple offices

• Be an active member of the Snap Engineering and Core Experience Engineering leadership teams

• Develop organizational-level goals, drive the technical and organizational roadmap for the engineering team

• Collaborate with Design, Product and Engineering teams distributed across multiple offices

• Drive strategic thought on key aspects of the Snapchat product design and engineering architecture

• Work with corporate development to assess M&A opportunities

• Build and grow a team of exceptional software engineers, software engineers and technical leaders

• Influence key decisions on architecture and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions

• Mentor a team of engineering managers and senior independent contributors

• Iterate quickly without compromising quality and raise the bar on operational excellence

• Develop new hire materials and schedule interviews with candidates

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Able to prioritize duties and work well on your own

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail

• Background working with both internal and external partners

• Strong CS fundamentals

Minimum Qualifications: 

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

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering

• 8+ years of experience managing a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading a large team at scale and managing engineering with an eye to driving efficiency

• Previous experience partnering with cross-functional executives and management across a globally distributed organization and exercising sound judgment

• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-site, multi-stakeholder environments

• Deep knowledge of and experience working with a diverse group of engineers

• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-site, multi-stakeholder environments

• Someone who loves to learn, and is passionate about helping others

• Experience with feed ranking, search or advertising

• Experience with data science and Internet-scale infrastructure

• Experience managing teams of at least 50 engineers

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at [email protected].

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid maternity & paternity leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!