Manager of Software Engineering (Safety Engineering Mobile Client)

• We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join the Safety Engineering Mobile Client team at Snap!
• The Safety Engineering Mobile Client (SEMC) team develops and maintains essential client-side technology driving account security, user authentication, and regulatory compliance throughout Snapchat
• This team operates across various mobile platforms and foundational infrastructure to provide robust protections, collaborating with cross-functional partners in backend engineering, product management, and legal departments to deliver high-quality solutions at scale
• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of engineers working on safety- and security-critical mobile client systems
• Set clear technical direction and execution priorities across a broad portfolio of account integrity, authentication, reporting, and compliance initiatives
• Drive delivery on complex, high-urgency projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting requirements
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Legal, Trust & Safety, backend engineering, and adjacent client teams to define scope and land durable solutions
• Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and technical decision-making across the team
• Build a healthy team environment with clear expectations, strong accountability, and active support for career growth
• Hire and onboard strong engineering talent while developing senior ICs and technical leaders within the team
• Balance near-term execution needs with longer-term platform investments that improve leverage, quality, and team velocity
• 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

Benefits

• Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
• Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
• Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
• Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
• For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
• Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
• Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
• Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
• Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
• Business Travel Insurance
• Gym perks and discounts
• Team fitness classes and races
• Sports leagues
• Cooking and nutritional workshops
• Well-being reimbursement
• Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
• 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
• Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
• Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 15 sick and safe days per year
• Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
• Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
• Meditation and yoga classes
• 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!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Rocket Lawyer memberships
• Financial education programs
• Snap exclusive discounts and perks
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!- Ability to set technical direction for a team and raise the quality bar through architecture review, prioritization, and engineering decision-making
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environments with urgent escalations, changing requirements, and high-visibility deliverables
• Ability to build alignment and drive progress across distributed stakeholders and partially owned work streams
• Strong skill in communication, coaching, and stakeholder alignment across engineering, product, legal, and Trust & Safety partners
• Strong skill in technical judgment, including evaluating tradeoffs across product quality, security, reliability, and speed of execution
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
• Strong skill in leading engineering execution through ambiguity, competing priorities, and cross-functional complexity
• 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 3+ years of post-grad software development experience
• 1 + year(s) of technical leadership or engineering management experience
• 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
• Experience leading engineers delivering production software in mobile, platform, or security-sensitive environments
• Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, mobile client architecture, and large-scale production systems
• Ability to develop engineers and technical leaders through feedback, accountability, and day-to-day coaching
• Experience leading teams working on account security, abuse prevention, safety systems, authentication, or compliance-related product areas
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Experience shipping client-side systems on iOS and/or Android at scale
• Experience working with Legal, Trust & Safety, or policy/compliance partners on time-sensitive deliverables
• Track record of hiring, retaining, and developing strong senior engineers or tech leads