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 are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our Spectacles team at Snap!
What you’ll do:
From early silicon bring up to production ready embedded systems, our work enables advanced capabilities through tightly integrated hardware and software. We are seeking a technically strong Software Engineering Manager to lead our BSP and Platform Bring Up team, responsible for delivering robust, scalable, and high performance embedded software for Spectacles
This role is ideal for a manager who remains deeply technical, understands low level system challenges, and coaches engineers through complex platform bring up while driving execution, quality, and cross functional alignment. The BSP and Platform Bring Up team operates at the intersection of silicon, hardware, firmware, and operating system software, supporting early hardware programs through production.
In addition to the above, your responsibilities will include:
- Lead, manage, and grow a team responsible for BSP development, platform bring up, and low level system integration
- Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for Linux kernel, device drivers, bootloaders, and board bring up activities, while partnering closely with technical leads
- Own execution for early hardware bring up milestones, including boot, peripheral enablement, camera and display pipelines, networking, and diagnostics readiness
- Work with cross functional partners including hardware, silicon vendors, manufacturing, systems, and program management to align roadmaps and deliverables
- Anticipate scaling, integration, and quality challenges across multiple hardware variants and software branches, and drive solutions proactively
- Drive software engineering best practices for reliability, performance, diagnostics, and maintainability in safety and performance critical embedded systems
- Coach and mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, identify top talent, and support growth into senior technical or leadership roles
- Foster a collaborative, high ownership culture while shielding the team from distractions and enabling focus on critical bring up work
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Technical depth: Hardware architecture, MCU/firmware, bootloaders, kernel drivers, HAL, and power/thermal optimization specific to consumer devices.
Consumer Product Lifecycle: experience with hardware bringup, factory manufacturing flow and external vendor management
Strong understanding of operating systems principles, Inter-process communication, computer system architecture, microprocessor /microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
Proven experience with full software Development process skills including: source control, bug tracking, and design documentation
Strong technical foundation in embedded Linux, kernel and driver development, bootloaders, read schematics and low level system integration
Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership, execution ownership, and cross team coordination
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or electrical engineering or equivalent years of experience
5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams delivering complex, production quality systems
10+ years of experience in embedded software engineering roles, with hands on background in BSP, platform, or system bring up
Proficiency in programming C and C++ on Linux
Experience with Linux kernel internals, device drivers, BSP
Experience with high speed and low level interfaces such as PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI.
Experience supporting manufacturing, hardware validation, and end of line processes
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.
"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 create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).
Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Compensation
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position.** **These pay zones may be modified in the future.
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.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.