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# Software Engineer, C++, Level 5 at Snapchat

Compensation · Listed in posting

$209,000 – $313,000/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Los Angeles, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Oct 2, 2026

## Description

Snap Inc. is hiring a C++ Software Engineer for its Specs Lens Platform team to design, develop, and optimize LensCore, the augmented reality engine used across Specs, Snapchat Lenses, and Lens Studio. The role involves feature planning, technical specifications, cross-team collaboration, and work with rendering, computer vision, sensors, machine learning, and AI-assisted development. The position requires a technical degree or equivalent experience and at least six years of C++ development experience, with a default-together office arrangement of four or more days per week and base salary ranging from $178,000 to $313,000 annually depending on the pay zone.

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