Engineering Manager, Ads Auction & Supply Management, Level 6
About The Position
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Ads Marketplace team at Snap, leading auction and supply management! What you’ll do: Manage and mentor a team of engineers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead your team to deliver Spearhead the optimization of auction dynamics to expertly balance competing goals in ads delivery Collaborate with Product, Operation, Data Science and Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders to translate business and market needs into algorithmic requirements, guiding the development, testing, and implementation of ranking and pricing models. Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor Hire, grow and retain high-performing team members
Requirements
- Background with building high availability and mission critical systems
- Experience with leading an engineering team
- Ability leading and executing large, complex technical initiatives
- Experience with two-sided markets
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
- 8+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4+ years of post-grad software development experience
- 1+ years of experience as manager for an engineering team
- Experience working on recommendation systems
Nice To Haves
- Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
- Experience in ads domain and two-sided markets
- Experience with Ops-heavy systems/products
Responsibilities
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment
- Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead your team to deliver
- Spearhead the optimization of auction dynamics to expertly balance competing goals in ads delivery
- Collaborate with Product, Operation, Data Science and Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders to translate business and market needs into algorithmic requirements, guiding the development, testing, and implementation of ranking and pricing models.
- Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor
- Hire, grow and retain high-performing team members
Benefits
- paid parental leave
- comprehensive medical coverage
- emotional and mental health support programs
- compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
