Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Search Retrieval

Company: Snap Inc.
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: April 28, 2025

Job Description:

Manager, Software Engineering, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Search RetrievalManager, Software Engineering, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Search RetrievalApply locations Santa Monica - 2800 Donald Douglas Loop N Seattle, Washington San Francisco, California Palo Alto, California Bellevue, Washington time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago job requisition id R0039460Snap 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.Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We're deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join the Retrieval Infrastructure team at Snap!What you'll do:

• Lead a team of machine learning engineers and software engineers to build scalable retrieval systems (eg, embedding-based retrieval) to power Snap's recommendation systems.
• Define the overall architecture of retrieval at Snap scale (from inference to embedding storage to the serving path) and a control plane to integrate it with machine learning workflows.
• Guide the team towards state-of-the-art vector search algorithms (HNSW, ScaNN) to improve the precision, recall and scalability of our retrieval systems.
• Work with product teams and engineers to make applications of machine learning ubiquitous to Snapchat.
• Hire, grow and retain high-performing team members.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Experience setting the direction for teams focused on improving retrieval, embeddings, or ranking models.
  • Background with building high availability and mission critical systems.
  • Understanding of machine learning approaches, algorithms and their application to recommender systems.
  • Strong management and mentorship skills, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Ability to lead and execute large, complex technical initiatives.Minimum Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience.
    • 8+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field + 7+ years of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4+ years of post-grad software development experience.
    • 1+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.Preferred Qualifications:
      • Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments.
      • Experience with building and maintaining mission-critical and highly-available global systems.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.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!CompensationIn 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.
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