Manager, Software Engineering, Maps

Snap Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

22h•$195,000 - $343,000•Onsite

About The Position

Snap Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its Maps team. The team builds Snap Map, a personal map designed to help people stay connected with friends, find things to do together, and explore the world. It owns the backend services and data infrastructure behind the map, including friend location, places, and content. The manager will lead and mentor backend engineers, set strategy and roadmaps, establish measurable goals, and guide delivery. The role involves collaborating with Product, Operations, Data Science, Engineering, and executive stakeholders; making technical tradeoffs; and hiring, developing, and retaining a high-performing team. The manager will also use AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while maintaining rigorous standards for correctness, security, and production readiness. Snap follows a “default together” approach, expecting team members to work in an office four or more days per week. The role is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs. Base salary depends on assigned U.S. pay zone: Zone A (CA, WA, NYC), $229,000–$343,000 annually; Zone B, $218,000–$326,000 annually; and Zone C, $195,000–$292,000 annually.

Requirements

Background building highly available, mission-critical backend systems.
Experience leading an engineering team.
Experience building platform or infrastructure relied on by other teams and shipping user-facing features while being accountable for their metrics.
Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives.
Proficiency in, or strong aptitude for, using AI tools to streamline development and critically auditing generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, or equivalent practical work experience.
At least 9 years of post-bachelor’s software development experience; or a relevant technical master’s degree and at least 8 years of post-graduate software development experience; or a related technical Ph.D. and at least 5 years of post-graduate software development experience.
At least 1 year of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead.
Experience with distributed systems and backend service development.

Nice To Haves

Experience with geospatial or location-based systems, such as map data pipelines, place and POI data, routing, or spatial indexing.
Familiarity with driving large-scale initiatives from ideation to completion.
Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments.
Experience with operations-heavy systems or products.

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment.
Set team strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead the team to deliver.
Collaborate with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Engineering teams, as well as executive stakeholders.
Evaluate technical tradeoffs for major decisions and provide strong technical mentorship.
Hire, grow, and retain high-performing team members.
Use AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding standards for code correctness, security, and production-ready quality.