Engineering Manager (Core Infra)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Core Infra): Leading the platform team responsible for Snap's critical storage and caching infrastructure with an accent on scalability, high availability, and mission-critical system design. Focus on building infrastructure for large-scale data processing, mentoring engineering teams, and shaping the storage strategy for an AI-first world.

Location: Must be based in the US (Bellevue, Palo Alto, or Seattle) with a 4+ days per week in-office requirement.

Company

A technology company focused on visual messaging and computing, dedicated to improving how people live and communicate through innovative camera-based products.

What you will do

• Manage and mentor a team of backend and full-stack developers in a fast-paced environment.
• Build and operate infrastructure for large-scale distributed systems and data processing.
• Define strategy, build roadmaps, and set measurable goals for the storage and caching platform.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Engineering stakeholders to deliver critical infrastructure.
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs and provide strong technical mentorship to the team.
• Hire, grow, and retain high-performing engineering talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience (or 7+ years with a Master’s, 3+ years with a PhD).
• 1+ year of experience managing a team of engineers.
• Proven experience building large-scale distributed systems and big data pipelines.
• Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives.
• Must be able to work in the office 4+ days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with Hadoop, Hive, Trino, BigQuery, and Spark.
• Track record of driving large-scale initiatives from ideation to completion.
• Experience working in rapidly changing, multi-stakeholder environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage and emotional/mental health support.
• Paid parental leave.
• Compensation packages including long-term success sharing.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Dynamic, fast-paced collaborative environment.