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# Manager, Software Engineering, Maps

- **Company:** Snap Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $229,000.0 - $343,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Systems, Apache POI, Service Development Studio, Software Engineering, System Availability, Backend, Information Technology, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.seattlejobs.com/job.asp?id=3466545695&tx=JJ8175FFJ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Background with building high availability and mission critical backend systems
 * Experience with leading an engineering team
 * A track record on both sides of the infrastructure and product split: you have built platform or infrastructure that other teams depend on, and you have shipped user-facing features and been accountable for their metrics
 * Experience building backend infrastructure and shipping user-facing product: you have built platform services other teams depend on, and you have owned features and the metrics they move
 * Ability leading and executing large, complex technical initiatives
 * Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.
 * Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices, * 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 a Master's degree in a technical field + 8+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad software development experience
 * 1+ years of experience managing a team or acting as a technical lead
 * Experience with distributed systems and backend service development

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience with geospatial or location-based systems, such as map data pipelines, place and POI data, routing, or spatial indexing
 * Familiarity with driving large scale initiatives from ideation to completion
 * Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
 * Experience with Ops-heavy systems/products

## Description

* Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers, in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment
 * Set the strategy, build a roadmap, create measurable goals, and lead your team to deliver
 * Collaborate with Product, Operation, Data Science and Engineering teams, and executive stakeholders
 * Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor
 * Hire, grow and retain high-performing team members
 * Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code