Staff Software Engineer, Android, Level 6

Snap Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$195,000 - $343,000•Hybrid

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. Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Monetization, Ad Format Team. The team owns Snapchat's client-side ads stack on iOS and Android — Ad format rendering and delivery, plus the ad platform and inventory layers underneath. This Staff role will drive our ad inventory and platform work on Android, with a strong emphasis on networking and client performance. We're looking for someone fluent in modern Android internals who's also leaning into the latest agentic development workflows to move faster.

Requirements

Ability to use Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, and other great tools to build smooth, stable, and fun products
Able to prioritize duties and work well on your own
Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices.
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
9+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field+ 5 years of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
1+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
Experience with Android application development

Nice To Haves

Experience working with large-scale customer-facing mobile application
Experience leading teams to deliver sophisticated initiatives

Responsibilities

Push the limits of mobile devices and build great user experiences
Build smooth, stable, and fun products
Develop features from design through implementation and launch
Evaluate technical tradeoffs of every decision and work with design on the best UI and infrastructure practices
Perform code reviews that guarantee code quality
Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code.