Design Engineer

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.

Spectacles is home to our hardware products with a world-class research, development, and design team. We focus on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be, specifically by overlaying computing onto the real world. Spectacles are our standalone AR glasses that bring augmented reality to life, powered by our operating system, Snap OS.

This team of designers, prototypers, user researchers and product managers works in a highly collaborative environment to build the products and experiences that bring our community together in new and special ways.

We’re looking for a Design Engineer to join Spectacles team! 

What you’ll do:

• Push the limits of AR on wearable devices and create innovative user experiences

• Work closely with the product design teams to create and iterate on new prototypes

• Work closely with engineering teams to build sophisticated prototypes

• Work with user researchers to test new ideas and iterate on feedback

• Present work directly to the CEO and company leadership

• Build fun, innovative products that impact the direction of the company

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Solid understanding of real-time AR development tools and 3D engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal, Lens Studio)

• Familiarity with creating experiences for VR/AR

• Familiarity with 3D math, linear algebra, 3D geometry, graphics, and rendering

• Strong computer science fundamentals

• Expertise with Javascript and C#/C++ 

• Understanding of software engineering principles — and the ability to know when it’s fine to abandon them for a quick proof-of-concept

• Excellent communication and presentation skills. You’ll be expected to clearly communicate design decisions to leadership, the rest of the team, and to engineers

• Ability to think at a high level about product strategy

• Capable of acting as a Product Manager when needed

• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous work environment

• A creative problem solver who has lots of ideas and sees solutions when most would not

Minimum Qualifications: 

• BS/BA degree or equivalent years of experience

• 2+ years of experience designing, prototyping, and programming with real-time 3D engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal, Lens Studio)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with various spatial design, prototyping and development software (e.g. Lens Studio, Figma, Blender, C4D, Unity)

• Experience using LLMs and other generative models for application development

• Bringing something new to the table: whether that’s a new perspective on our product, a unique understanding of a particular field, or expertise in a particular field like AI, CV, ML, 3D graphics, HCI, etc.

• Passion for Snap Inc. products!

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

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. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

Zone B:

Zone C:

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.