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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering - **Company:** Snap Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $229,000.0 - $343,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, JIRA, Automation of Tests, BigQuery, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Logging, Prompt Engineering, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/staff-software-engineer-platform-engineering-509975600 ## About the Role * Experience designing, building, and operating backend services or distributed systems at significant scale. * Proven track record of owning highly-available, mission-critical systems, including on-call participation, incident response, and driving systemic fixes. * Ability to set technical vision and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives over multiple quarters, balancing architectural quality, reliability, and product velocity. * Strong foundation in system design (APIs, data models, storage, pub/sub, queues, and workflow orchestration) and performance/latency optimization. * Deep experience with observability (metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards) and using data to debug, harden, and evolve large-scale systems. * Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to work effectively with Product, DS, ML, Design, and other engineering teams to align on requirements and trade-offs. * Ability to mentor and uplevel engineers, provide clear technical guidance, and create structures that make the team more effective over time, * Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience * 9+ years of software development experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience; or PhD with 5+ years of experience * Experience acting as a technical lead, domain expert, or owner of complex technical initiatives * Experience building backend systems or distributed systems in production environments Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with Java, Go, Python, C++, or similar backend languages * Experience with large-scale microservices, cloud infrastructure, storage systems, or platform architecture * Experience with Kubernetes, containerized systems, data infrastructure, or service platforms * Experience with developer tooling, CI/CD, internal platforms, or engineering productivity systems * Experience building AI developer tools, coding assistants, eval systems, or workflow automation for engineers * Experience driving multi-year technical direction for a platform or infrastructure area * Track record of delivering large-scale, high-impact technical work across team boundaries If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don't be shy and provide us some information. ## Description Platform Engineering builds the tools, frameworks, and internal platforms that help engineers at Snap develop high-quality software in a fast development cycle, with a strong focus on quality, developer productivity, and operational excellence. In this role, you'll help build the next generation of AI-powered testing tools and infrastructure across Snapchat's mobile apps and multi-cloud backend services, including agent harnesses, evaluation systems, Temporal-based workflows, and telemetry-driven debugging capabilities. You'll work across teams to turn product and engineering needs into scalable platforms that reduce manual work, surface regressions earlier in CI/CD, and make it easier for engineers to ship reliable software faster. What you'll do: * Build and own agent harnesses and testing infrastructure-tool design, prompt engineering, context management, and output evaluation-to drive functional and load testing across Snapchat's mobile apps and multi-cloud backend services * Push AI-native engineering practices across the team: writing reusable skills, standing up looped and scheduled agents, building MCP tools, and offloading ops work (deploys, log triage, JIRA updates) to agents instead of doing it by hand * Architect Temporal-based workflows and services that speed up detection of bugs and regressions in the CI/CD pipeline, applying async Python, workflow determinism constraints, and typed dataclass-driven design * Build the telemetry and evaluation layer that makes agent behavior measurable-writing non-trivial BigQuery SQL, reasoning about mobile telemetry (Blizzard-style events, client vs. server timestamps, sampling), and turning raw logs into actionable hypotheses * Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to ship innovative products * Advocate for and apply best practices around availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management * Be part of a passionate team building the next generation of Snapchat's AI-powered testing tools and infrastructure ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1519-empowering-thousands-of-developers-our-journey-to-an-internal-developer-platform) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)