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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Snap Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Data Integrity, Django Web Framework, Gitlab-ci, Apache Kafka
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_8656c628ae32b519797bbf04c2022ff4

## About the Role

* Experience thriving in a deeply technical, deadline-driven setting like Snapchat
 * Strong working knowledge of GitLab CI and Cross-Functional Collaboration
 * Working familiarity with internship schedules and team norms at Snapchat

## Description

* Translate impact-driven business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
 * Own data integrity across Snapchat's Redis stores so Los Angeles numbers never lie
 * Stitch Kafka events into the Stakeholder Management pipeline feeding Snapchat's technology reports
 * Resurrect flaky GitLab CI tests until the Los Angeles, CA suite is trustworthy again
 * Wrangle Django config across environments so Los Angeles staging mirrors production
 * Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively