Staff Software Engineer - Android Performance, Reliability & Efficiency

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 Android Engineer to guide Performance, Reliability & Efficiency (PRE) of Snapchat! We want to make communicating on Snapchat the fastest and most stable way to communicate.

What you’ll do:

• Own the Snapchat Android strategy for key PRE areas including Crashes (including ANRs), UI Performance, Battery usage, and app size.

• Implement app wide optimizations & defensive guardrails for key PRE metrics.

• Influence key decisions and tradeoffs on architecture and implementation of client side features both for native and cross platform technologies.

• Build cutting edge telemetry and tracing to detect, group and root cause PRE issues at scale.

• Help grow a team of exceptional software engineers and be a strong technical mentor

• Work cross functionally with Data Scientists, PM and TPM partners to identify & execute on high impact PRE efforts.

• Be a core member of Snapchat’s Android TLs to influence development across all of Snapchat.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of the OS internals, compilers, optimization for low-power and mobile systems

• Proven understanding of Java runtime and processes which run “under the hood”

• Proficiency with multithreading and performance optimization techniques for Android

• Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of software design patterns and Android best practices

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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

• Experience with Android application development 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kotlin and Java

• Experience debugging cross platform code

• Experience with C/C++

• Experience with distributed systems, especially those related to crash symbolification and telemetry.  

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.