People Application Developer

Snap•Santa Monica, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Snap Inc. is seeking a People Application Developer to join their People Tech team. This role involves understanding product requirements, evaluating trade-offs, and delivering solutions for innovative products and services. The developer will advocate for best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management. They will manage the automation roadmap, lead technical direction for People Team solutions, and design and develop large-scale solutions from scratch with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and maintainability. Key responsibilities include building automations and solutions to optimize People Team offerings, integrating AI solutions (including LLM APIs) into production applications, and automating key processes. The role also involves building and deploying efficient, high-quality solutions with comprehensive testing coverage, performing regular testing, debugging, and updates, and leading/mentoring junior team members. A significant part of the role includes designing and developing middleware solutions for chatbot integration, writing custom code, and utilizing APIs to connect systems like Slack, Workday, and Jira. The goal is to enable chatbots to automate tasks within Workday, such as making employee changes and building custom automation workflows, and to collaborate with product and engineering teams for seamless integration.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience
3+ years of hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Experience with database design and data modeling
Experience with event-driven architectures, including message queues, pub/sub systems, and asynchronous processing patterns
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, webhooks, and middleware integrations across multiple systems
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and deploying services to cloud environments
You can independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete
You understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution
Ability to collaborate and work well with others
Excellent interpersonal and influence skills with a high attention to detail
Ability to communicate results clearly and effectively and execute both tactically and strategically
Ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance
Experience with Workday integrations and automations
Familiarity with additional tools like Jira, Confluence, and other cloud-based services
Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and design concepts
Ability to work independently without existing infrastructure or support
Proven track record of building applications from scratch

Nice To Haves

Experience with Java and/or Python
Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL solutions
Experience with JavaScript UI frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, or Angular)
Passion for building a rich and innovative user experience
Experience building or supporting applications within an HR technology or People Operations environment

Responsibilities

Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services
Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
Manage automation roadmap and lead technical direction on solutions that influence all of People Team solutions
Design and develop large-scale solutions from scratch, with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and maintainability
Design and build key automations and solutions to optimize the People Team solutions
Work closely with the product and engineering teams to integrate AI solutions into our systems
Experience integrating LLM APIs or AI services into production applications
Automate key processes and solutions
Build and deploy efficient, high-quality solutions, and ensure comprehensive testing coverage
Perform regular testing, debugging, and updates to maintain solutions
Lead and mentor junior team members, effectively delegating tasks and ensuring adherence to best practices
Design and develop middleware solutions for chatbot integration, including writing custom code, utilizing APIs to seamlessly connect between systems (e.g., Slack, Workday, Jira, Confluence)
Enable chatbots to automate tasks within Workday, including making changes for employees and building custom automation workflows
Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to integrate chatbot solutions into existing systems, ensuring smooth functionality and user experience