Staff Software Engineer, Android, Level 6

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

- 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

- 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.

- Ability to use Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, and other great tools to build smooth, stable, and fun products

- 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 working with large-scale customer-facing mobile application

- Experience leading teams to deliver sophisticated initiatives

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) : The base salary range for this position is $229,000-$343,000 annually.

Zone B : The base salary range for this position is $218,000-$326,000 annually.

Zone C : The base salary range for this position is $195,000-$292,000 annually.