Principal Software Engineer (Ads Format)

Join Snap as a Principal Software Engineer in the Ads Format team. You will design and implement automated systems for ad format serving, optimization, and A/B testing. You will lead the vision and strategy for our ad formats infrastructure, innovate new ad format ideas, collaborate with cross-functional teams, advocate for best practices, and mentor other engineers. Enjoy a range of benefits including generous parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, and a 401(k) plan.

• Design and implement highly automated systems for ad format serving, optimization, and A/B testing to maximize user engagement and advertiser ROI.
• Lead the vision and strategy for next-generation ad formats infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and advertiser value.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.
• Ads domain experience
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale
• Skilled at solving ambiguous problems
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Deep expertise in building and scaling ad formats or similar user-facing content delivery systems
• Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work
• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
• Client side and full stack experience preferred
• Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
• 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience
• Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects
• 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
• Experience with cross-platform development
• Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives
• Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach