Software Engineer, Augmented Reality, Level 4

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 operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.

Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We’re looking for an AR Engineer to join the Lenses Platform team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

Advance and build the holistic look, feel, and flow of interactions and interfaces for all user-facing software on Spectacles.

Maintain and expand the consistent and unified user experience across the entire Snap OS software platform.

Create and empower spatial experiences through our human-centered and multi-modal interactive and UI systems, which enable natural and intuitive interactions in augmented reality.

Contribute to the technical planning and execution of complex user-facing AR applications, driving architectural decisions and technical direction from concept to delivery.

Design and implement deep integrations with system-level features, services, and platform APIs to extend AR application capabilities and deliver seamless user experiences.

Build performant real-time 3D applications optimized for resource-constrained AR hardware.

Partner across Engineering, Design, Product, Program Management and other disciplines to define and execute the roadmap for AR applications and use-cases.

Mentor and develop other AR Engineers, elevating team capabilities and fostering technical growth.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Strong 3D math and software engineering fundamentals with data structures and algorithms.

Proven ability to build complex technical projects and drive architectural decisions.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills working across Engineering, Design, Product, and Program Management disciplines.

Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team technical capabilities.

Minimum Requirements:

BS / BA degree or equivalent years of experience.
2+ years of experience building real-time 3D interactive applications with any 3D engine / framework (such as C#, Unity, C++, Unreal, JavaScript, Type Script, Lens Studio, Three.js, Babylon.js, Godot).Track record of tech leading complex user-facing spatial applications from concept through delivery.

Experience integrating with native/OS services, system-level features, and platform APIs.Demonstrated ability to build performant real-time applications on resource-constrained devices.

Preferred Requirements:

Demonstrable passion for creating spatial experiences.

Experience using AI as part of your engineering workflow, including how you plan, build, verify, review, and learn, with sound judgment about when and where to leverage it.

Experience defining technical roadmaps and driving cross-functional alignment.

Experience partnering with platform, infrastructure, or systems teams to influence API design and service…