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 operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services. The People Team drives Snap’s values of being kind, smart, and creative across our global workforce. We help teams hire thoughtful and passionate innovators, do their best work, grow their careers, and build healthy, productive workspaces in a safe and cohesive community. We’re looking for a technical hands engineer for our newly formed application development team in India. The People tech team is building the next generation AI powered HR software suite for Snap and looking to accelerate the deployment of these transformative full-stack software solutions. This role is for a hands-on technical developer who can translate product management ideas, stakeholder needs, and People Team priorities into clear product designs, technical specifications, prototypes, executable engineering plans, and consumer-grade solutions. This person will code, architect, and build. They will also be responsible for reviewing PRs and test plans, writing technical design documents, building, testing and deploying brand new solutions. What you’ll do: Translate product management ideas and business concepts into product designs, technical specifications, prototypes, and implementation plans. Partner across Product, People, HR Technology, IT, Security, Legal, Finance, and Engineering teams to understand requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver solutions that support People Team products and services. Contribute directly to the codebase, developing production code, reviewing pull requests, and resolving complex technical issues, building and testing solutions. Architect scalable People Tech solutions that support internal tools, workflow automation, integrations, reporting, AI-enabled experiences, and operational processes. Own the quality of technical design by writing, reviewing, and approving technical design documents and PRs. Advocate for and apply best practices for availability, scalability, operational excellence, maintainability, cost management, and production support. Work closely with product and engineering teams to integrate AI, LLM, and chatbot solutions into People Tech systems where appropriate. Design and develop middleware, APIs, services, and integrations across systems such as Slack, Workday, Jira, Confluence, internal People data services, and other enterprise platforms. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Experience with backend services or distributed systems. Experience with database design and data modeling. Experience with event-driven architectures, including message queues, pub/sub systems, and asynchronous processing patterns. Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, webhooks, middleware, and integrations across multiple systems. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and deploying services to cloud environments. Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, and API integration patterns. Experience with Workday integrations, automations, and People data workflows. Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, and other cloud-based services. Ability to translate ambiguous product or stakeholder requirements into product designs, technical specs, prototypes, and delivery plans. Ability to lead technical design for complex or cross-system initiatives. Ability to contribute directly to production code while also managing team delivery. Strong technical judgment and ability to make pragmatic architecture decisions. Ability to work independently without mature existing infrastructure or support. Proven track record of building applications from scratch. Ability to evaluate and apply AI/LLM capabilities responsibly in internal tools, workflow automation, and employee-facing experiences. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent years of experience. 5+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, backend services, enterprise integrations, or related technical roles. Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, SQL, APIs, and cloud-based application development. Experience reviewing production code, technical designs, and test plans. Experience translating product requirements or ambiguous stakeholder needs into technical specifications and implementation plans. Preferred Qualifications: 6+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, backend services, enterprise integrations, or related technical roles. Experience building People Tech, HR Technology, Workday, internal tools, workflow automation, or enterprise platform solutions. Experience with Spanner and GCP 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! Curious what it's like to work at Snap? Meet the people behind our products and discover how our values shape the way we create, innovate, and connect. SPECS: See how Snap is bringing computing into the world around us with SPECS, our next-generation augmented reality glasses built for real life. Snap News: Explore the latest stories about our products, innovation, and the people shaping what's next at Snap. Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy

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