Software Engineer, Snap
iOS
$202-303k
+ RSUs
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Job no longer available
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$202-303k
+ RSUs
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re passionate about video technologies and eager to make an impact, join us to shape the future of media at Snap
- Proven understanding of Swift, Objective-C, and processes which run “under the hood”
- Proficiency with multithreading and performance optimization techniques for mobile applications
- Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures) and problem-solving skills
- Proven understanding of iOS media frameworks like AVFoundation, AVPlayer, etc
- Bachelor's degree in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
- 7+ years of experience in developing mobile applications for the iOS environment
Desirable
- Extensive experience with video playback frameworks like AVFoundation, Core Media, and VideoToolbox, or strong proficiency in open-source platforms such as VLC and FFMpeg
- Experience with image rendering and processing using OpenGL/Metal
- Experience in developing and optimizing mobile video players
- Experience with C/C++ with media related production development
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an iOS Engineer to join the Media Delivery Platform team
- We’re a highly collaborative team that builds an end-to-end media platform, including encoding, transcoding, editing, uploading, ingestion, storage, media life cycle management, replication, delivery and playback
- This is an unique opportunity to own one of our most critical platforms and make impacts to hundreds of millions of Snapchatters
- You’ll work on state of art video technologies, lead skillful engineers with video expertises, and build a video platform that powers critical Snap user experiences
- Design and improve multiple iOS media frameworks including transcoding, player to be utilized across Snap’s main flow
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and partner teams to implement best-in-class media technologies for Snapchatters
- Explore emerging media technologies to push the boundaries of mobile devices, delivering exceptional media experiences
- Provide technical leadership and apply engineering best practices to initiate, plan, and execute cross-functional projects
Our take
Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.
After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.
Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, further success appears likely.
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Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes, hikes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Generous time off and leave programmes
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
- Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
- Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
- Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programmes
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
- Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.
Company values
- We Are Kind - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Smart - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Creative - We gracefully manage ambiguity, cultivate innovation and demonstrate an insatiable desire to learn
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Articles
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(CEO)Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.
Bobby Murphy
(CTO)Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.
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