Manager, Software Engineering at Snap Inc.
Bellevue, WA
$229,000–$343,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A management role leading a software engineering team at a large consumer technology company. The position involves setting technical strategy and roadmaps, mentoring engineers, collaborating across product and data science functions, and driving delivery of scalable, high-availability systems. It suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in distributed systems who is comfortable incorporating AI-assisted development workflows into team practices.
Senior level · 9+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 380 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 280–490
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $208,864 (middle half $167,422–$248,313). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title is 'Software Engineering Manager' with explicit people-management duties (hire, grow, retain, manage a team), making 11-3021 the primary classification; 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up because the JD also emphasizes hands-on technical depth and individual technical contributions.
Compensation is quoted in three geographic pay zones; the Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) range of $229,000–$343,000 is shown as the primary figure. Zone B is $218,000–$326,000 and Zone C is $195,000–$292,000. The role is also eligible for RSU equity.
The JD offers degree substitution paths (Master's + 8 yrs, PhD + 5 yrs), but a Bachelor's remains the stated minimum formal degree for the base path; the degree requirement is set to Bachelors accordingly.
The overall years minimum is set to 9, reflecting the base path of '9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience.' The 1+ year of people management or tech lead experience is a separate gate but is not a role-level years figure.
'Large-scale initiative delivery' and 'ops-heavy systems' appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The posting does not specify a single office location beyond pay zones (CA, WA, NYC are Zone A); the CBSA is set to Los Angeles as Snap's primary HQ, but the role could be based in Seattle or New York as well.
The 'default together' policy requires 4+ days per week in-office, so remote is set to false.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): web development, large-scale initiative delivery.
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