STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Company: Snap
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 4, 2024
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Job Description:
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.Snap ML
Feature Generation Team is responsible for building the declarative
ML Feature Generation platform at Snap. The platform allows users
to declare new feature specs, register them into Feature Registry,
read data from different data sources by processing 10+ trillion
events daily, generate final feature values and vend them for
online model inference and offline model training. We are solving
two current major pain points from our MLE community: 1) accelerate
feature onboarding velocity 2) improve feature generation
freshness. For future focused areas, the team is designing new
capabilities like Embedding Generation that unlocks universal user
understanding strategies across Snap.We're looking for a Staff
Software Engineer to join the ML Feature Generation Team at Snap
Inc!We are looking for an Engineer Lead who has deep knowledge
about ML data processing pipelines and is excited to contribute in
the Machine Learning Infra domain. The engineer will drive
technical direction for the team to solve the top challenges
described above. We also expect the staff engineer to coach the
rest of team members technically to work together on building new
ML feature platform capabilities and improve system efficiency.What
you'll do:Drive technical direction for the team to accelerate ML
iteration speedIdentify opportunities by leveraging deep knowledge
in big data & ML Infra systems to improve system performance and
efficiencyCoach the rest of team members and grow them
technicallyKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:Deep knowledge about data
processing pipelinesProven track record of operating
highly-available systems at significant scaleExperience in at least
one of the following areas:Big data systems (Spark/Flink)ML Infra
systems (Inference/Training/Feature) -Minimum Qualifications:
-BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or
equivalent years of experience11+ years of software development
experienceExperience with Java, GolangExperience working with
distributed ML applications in productionPreferred
Qualifications:Deep knowledge in ML development lifecyclesExpertise
in Spark or Flink, BigQuery, Iceberg and KafkaIf 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.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!CompensationIn 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):The base salary
range for this position is $222,000-$333,000 annually.Zone B: The
base salary range for this position is $211,000-$316,000
annually.Zone C:The base salary range for this position is
$189,000-$283,000 annually.This position is eligible for equity in
the form of RSUs.SummaryLocation: Palo Alto, California; Seattle,
Washington; San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California;
Bellevue, WashingtonType: Full time
Keywords: Snap, South Hill , STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER, IT / Software / Systems , Seattle, Washington
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