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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering at Snapchat

Compensation

$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-driven debugging, observability, and scalable platform architecture. It requires significant backend or distributed systems experience, technical leadership, and the ability to mentor engineers; the position follows a default-together policy requiring office attendance four or more days per week and offers base salaries of $195,000–$343,000 annually depending on the pay zone, plus RSUs.

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