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 it's AR glasses, Spectacles.
Snapchat is a camera and messaging app that connects people to their friends and the world. Every day around the globe, millions of people use Snapchat to communicate with friends, build relationships, play, and learn. No matter where you are or how you express yourself, it's always the fastest way to share a moment!
We're looking for a Software Engineer to join the Core Client Frameworks team at Snap Inc!
What you'll do:

• Develop and evolve core frameworks for Snapchat mobile application, including Dependency Injection, Storage, infrastructure for data exchange between the server and client, and more
• Optimize performance and scalability of the mobile codebase by organizing into modules and enforcing module rules
• Ensure reliable, consistent, and performant frameworks that serve as building blocks for product teams.
• Support an up-to-date tech stack and feature set across our frameworks to help partner teams deliver on company goals
• Develop guidelines and best practices for product engineers to streamline development process, promote code health and sustainability
• Support mobile community by addressing questions, responding to feature requests, code reviews
• In collaboration with partner teams, carefully evaluate technical tradeoffs of every decision
• Convey complex technical solutions to diverse set of people, get buy-ins
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver on common goals

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience creating code generation solutions with Python to automate boilerplate code and increase developer efficiency
• Experience with cross-platform development in C/C
• Experience upgrading SDKs, libraries, and other dependencies across a large-scale codebase

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
• 7 years of experience in developing mobile applications for iOS and cross-platform
• Knowledge of the cross language bindings / middleware such C to Typescript
• Cross platform development in C/C
• Experience with Buck and Bazel build systems as a developer and consumer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills
• Advanced experience with Dependency Injections frameworks, their strength and weaknesses, internal architecture
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks used for building and managing modular codebases, module dependency graph optimization

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a "default together" approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don't be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.
Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we've got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
Compensation
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):
The base salary range for this position is $202,000-$303,000 annually.
Zone B:
The base salary range for this position is $192,000-$288,000 annually.
Zone C:
The base salary range for this position is $172,000-$257,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.