Software Engineer, Full Stack, Spectacles Cloud, Level 5

Overview

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.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth‑generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see‑through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

Snapchat is a camera and messaging app that connects people to their friends and the world. Every day around the globe, millions of people use Snapchat to communicate with friends, build relationships, play, and learn. No matter where you are or how you express yourself, it’s always the fastest way to share a moment!

We’re looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Specs team at Snap Inc!

• Design, implement, and operate features across Spectacles device, mobile app and cloud to enrich Spectacles product experiences and fulfill our vision of spatial computing
• Work with Product, Design and partners across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade‑offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products
• Evaluate, appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high quality
• Plan for roadmap, direct work for others, and lead by example by crafting high‑quality deliverables

• Deep knowledge of software development in web frontend and scalable backend systems, including distributed services and microservices architecture.
• Proven ability to debug, troubleshoot, and operate mission‑critical cloud‑based systems in a production environment.
• Experience in delivering top quality, performant and scalable code with extensive unit / functional testing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
• Ability to independently lead and execute on medium to large sized features that take multiple weeks and multiple iterations of PRs to complete
• Ability to drive cross team collaboration and align with adjacent teams and work to achieve shared goals

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
• 6+ years of experience with consumer-facing backend software development
• 3+ years of experience in using Type Script and Node.js to develop web frontend and backend
• Experience with relational, No
  
  SQL, or vector databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB, Pinecone) in a production environment.
• 2+ years of experience in mentoring junior team members

• Direct experience with building and deploying low-latency, real-time backend services to support AR/VR devices, specifically on major cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP).
• Experience with SQL, No
  
  SQL and vector databases (e.g. Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB, Pinecone)
• Experience with modern web front-end technologies (e.g., Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui)
• Deep understanding of database optimization, indexing, and high‑availability patterns for data at scale.
• In-depth experience with Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms like Supabase or Firebase for rapid prototyping and production‑scale deployment.

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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…