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 home to our hardware products with a world-class research & development team. We are focused on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be, specifically overlaying computing on the real world. Next Generation Spectacles are our first pair of glasses that bring augmented reality to life.We’re looking for a Software Engineer with a passion for AR to join the Spectacles team at Snap Inc!What you’ll do:In this role, you will be working on client-side solutions that tie together graphics, computer vision, machine learning, and developer tools. Working in London, you’ll be collaborating closely with Snap hardware and software teams around the world, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AR. You will:

• Create developer-facing APIs and integrate ground-breaking computer vision and machine learning technologies that enable teams to build envelope-pushing experiences on Spectacles
• Implement and maintain software running on AR glasses in a compute-constrained embedded environment
• Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products
• Evaluate, appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high quality
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong knowledge in C++
• Strong understanding of API design
• Ability to independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete
• Ability to understand, debug and improve existing code
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills
  Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent years of experience
• Proficiency in programming in C++ on Linux-based platforms
• Experience with debuggers, build systems, and version control systems (git)
• Strong background in software development experience
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
  Preferred Qualifications- Experience writing developer facing APIs
• Experience building SDKs for other developers
• Experience working with high performance embedded systems

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"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.

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