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Principal Software Engineer at Snapchat

Compensation · Listed in posting

$276,000 – $414,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, California · New York, New York · +4
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Snap Inc. is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to design, implement, and scale critical engineering components and services for strategic initiatives. The role involves cross-team collaboration, technical direction, availability and scalability, operational excellence, cost management, AI-assisted development, and rigorous production-quality standards. Candidates need a technical bachelor’s degree and extensive post-grad software development experience, along with distributed-systems and technical leadership experience. The position follows a default-together policy requiring office attendance four or more days per week and offers base salaries of $235,000–$414,000 annually depending on the work location, plus equity.

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