AR Engineer

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 pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together. 

Snap’s camera supports real friendships through visual communication, self expression and storytelling. Moving forward, our camera will play a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world.

We’re looking for an AR Engineer  to join our Spectacles team at Snap Inc! 

What you'll do: 

• Help Snap fulfill our vision of Spatial Computing

• Help develop new interactive experiences from prototype to release 

• Design and build novel Augmented Reality UI and UX

• Collaborate with Software and Computer Vision teams to create the most fun, surprising, and stable products possible 

• Push the boundaries of our AR platform and pave the way for external developers to easily do work at these boundaries.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

• Ability to program highly interactive experiences  

• Ability to work with digital content creation tools (2D, 3D, etc.) 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills 

• Expertise in designing, prototyping, and programming with real-time 3D engines and frameworks (Unity, Unreal, OpenFrameworks, Processing, WebGL/OpenGL, etc.) 

Minimum qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience

• Strong proficiency in a programming language (Javascript, C++, C#, Python, etc )

• A strong visual sense combined with deep technical knowledge. Both are full time pursuits and you’ll likely be on a spectrum in between.

• Experience designing and developing real-time interactive experiences 

Preferred qualifications: 

• A portfolio of projects (can be just a document with text, images and links about your projects)

• A passion for creating interactive experiences that are fun, delightful, and allow Snapchatters to communicate and express themselves in new ways 

• Experience with next-gen UI frameworks like React, Flutter, Swift UI, etc

• Experience with a wide range of programming languages

• Experience writing performant GPU code

• Basic experience with 3D packages like Blender, Cinema 4D, Max, Maya, etc 

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!