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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering at Snapchat

Compensation · Listed in posting

$229,000 – $343,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Snap Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Platform Engineering team to build AI-powered testing tools and infrastructure for Snapchat’s mobile apps and multi-cloud backend services. The role focuses on agent harnesses, prompt engineering, evaluation systems, Temporal-based workflows, telemetry, debugging, CI/CD improvements, and scalable platform architecture. It requires significant backend or distributed systems experience, technical leadership, system design, observability, and cross-functional collaboration, with a default-together office expectation of at least four days per week. The position offers base salary of $229,000-$343,000 annually in Zone A, $218,000-$326,000 in Zone B, and $195,000-$292,000 in Zone C, plus RSUs.

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