Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Build scalable, privacy-safe advertising signals and measurement systems for Snap’s ad platform. Lead end-to-end software and infrastructure initiatives involving signal ingestion, identity matching, data pipelines, measurement, and advertiser ROI analysis. Provide technical direction across teams, optimize availability, scalability, performance, security, and cost, and collaborate with product, machine learning, and advertising partners. Mentor engineers and apply modern AI-assisted development practices while delivering reliable production services.

Design, develop, support, and optimize LensCore, Snap’s C++ AR engine for Specs, Snapchat Lenses, and Lens Studio. Collaborate with teams to deliver features to Lens creators, participate in planning, and create technical specifications. The role requires strong C++ development, rendering or 3D engine experience, AI-assisted development, and familiarity with scripting, Linux, and command-line tools.

Develop and ship high-performance iOS applications and camera experiences for Snapchat. Responsibilities include designing and implementing tested Objective-C software, launching features, evaluating technical tradeoffs, collaborating with Design, conducting code reviews, and using AI tools while maintaining strong standards for correctness, security, performance, and scalability.

Develop Android features and customer-facing mobile experiences from design through launch. Build smooth, stable, scalable products using Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, and AI-assisted engineering workflows. Evaluate technical tradeoffs, collaborate with design, conduct code reviews, and uphold standards for correctness, security, performance, and production quality.

Develop and launch scalable Android features from design through implementation, creating smooth and stable user experiences. Evaluate technical tradeoffs, collaborate with design, conduct code reviews, and maintain high standards for correctness, security, performance, and production readiness. Use Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, and AI-assisted development tools. The role requires substantial software development experience and Android application expertise.

Build and maintain scalable full-stack web applications and systems for Snap products. Develop user interfaces, optimize performance and browser rendering, contribute to shared libraries, analyze operational metrics, and deliver secure, production-ready code. The role requires strong front-end and back-end development skills, testing knowledge, distributed systems experience, and the ability to use AI tools responsibly in engineering workflows.

Develop ISP pipelines and computational imaging algorithms for next-generation camera platforms. Collaborate with optics, sensor, computer vision, and compute teams; make architecture decisions; design ISP performance testing and characterization methods; analyze sensor issues and implement corrective actions. The role requires expertise in computer vision, machine learning, image processing, non-traditional sensors, and camera systems, with up to 15% travel and predominantly in-office work.

Design, implement, operate, and scale critical backend services such as identity, social graph, and persistence systems. Collaborate across teams to deliver product solutions, test and debug code, and apply best practices for availability, scalability, security, operational excellence, and cost management. Independently deliver medium-sized features, support incident resolution, and use AI tools responsibly to improve development workflows while maintaining production-quality standards.

Develop and optimize LensCore, Snap’s augmented reality engine for Specs, Snapchat Lenses, and Lens Studio. Responsibilities include designing C++ features, improving engine performance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver creator-facing capabilities, and contributing to technical planning and specifications. The role requires rendering, 3D engine, computer vision, sensor, or machine learning experience, with preferred experience in modern C++, developer APIs, Qt, and relevant graphics libraries.

Design, implement, operate, and improve highly available backend services and distributed systems at significant scale. Collaborate across teams to deliver product solutions, test and debug code, and promote availability, scalability, operational excellence, security, and cost management. Investigate incidents, provide technical leadership, and use AI-assisted engineering workflows while maintaining production-quality standards.