Software Engineer; Android

Requirements

• Ability to use Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, and other great tools to build smooth, stable, and fun products
• Able to prioritize duties and work well on your own
• 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 Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field+ 5 years of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
• 1+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
• Experience with Android application development
• (Desirable) Experience working with large-scale customer-facing mobile application
• (Desirable) Experience leading teams to deliver sophisticated initiatives

• We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Monetization, Ad Format Team
• The team owns Snapchat's client-side ads stack on iOS and Android — Ad format rendering and delivery, plus the ad platform and inventory layers underneath
• This Staff role will drive our ad inventory and platform work on Android, with a strong emphasis on networking and client performance
• We're looking for someone fluent in modern Android internals who's also leaning into the latest agentic development workflows to move faster
• Push the limits of mobile devices and build great user experiences
• Build smooth, stable, and fun products
• Develop features from design through implementation and launch
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs of every decision and work with design on the best UI and infrastructure practices
• Perform code reviews that guarantee code quality
• 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