Quality Engineer, Level 5

Location: Los Angeles, Canada | Palo Alto, Canada

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full time

About Snap Inc

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.

About the Role

Snap Inc is a camera company that believes the camera and AR present the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. We contribute to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together through Snapchat, Lens Studio, and Spectacles. The Media Delivery Platform (MDP) team powers world-leading media creation and consumption, ensuring Snaps are created easily, uploaded reliably, started quickly, and played smoothly across all surfaces. As a Quality Engineer, Level 5, on the Engineering team, you'll drive quality for this integrated end-to-end platform encompassing upload, download, transcoding, storage, streaming, caching, playback, and monitoring, enabling innovative AR Lenses and camera experiences. You'll help drive quality engineering for product releases, develop test strategies for camera-centric features, and implement automation to boost Snapchat's performance on diverse devices. Diagnose defects in real-time media delivery, collaborate with AR developers, product designers, and program managers to ensure testability, and champion resolutions that delight users. Your work will directly impact the seamless playback of AR-enhanced Snaps and Spectacles integrations, fostering Snap's creative culture of innovation. Join a distributed team in our 'Default Together' environment (4+ days in-office) where diverse voices build breakthrough products. With strong OOP skills, mobile automation expertise, and agile quality practices, you'll thrive in debugging media pipelines and supporting CI/CD for Snapchat's billion+ users. Snap is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, offering comprehensive benefits, equity, and a chance to shape the future of AR and visual storytelling.

What You'll Do

• Help drive quality engineering efforts for internal and external product releases on Snapchat's Media Delivery Platform
• Develop test strategies for existing and new features enhancing camera-based Snaps, AR Lenses, and media playback
• Define, implement, and maintain test automation to improve Snapchat’s usability, performance, hardware compatibility, and software interoperability across devices
• Diagnose, debug, and perform root cause analysis for defects/incidents in media upload, transcoding, streaming, and playback
• Document findings, collaborate cross-functionally to triage issues, and champion bug resolutions
• Collaborate with Product Design, Program Management, Feature Developers, and Quality Engineering teams to define requirements and ensure testability
• Participate in the release process for Snapchat, focusing on seamless AR and camera experiences
• Work with partner teams to understand dependencies and develop integration/end-to-end tests for media platform
• Provide technical support to internal team members on quality assurance for innovative camera and AR features
• Leverage analytical thinking to enhance media delivery reliability for real-time Snaps and Spectacles integration

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, adjacent fields, or equivalent years of experience
• 6+ years hands-on industry experience in software testing and/or software development with a focus on automated testing of client/mobile applications
• Solid foundational skills and understanding of Object Oriented Programming
• Proficiency with object-oriented programming in Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, or similar
• Experience with client and/or mobile test automation frameworks (e.g., XCTest/XCUITest, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Espresso)
• Proficient with version control (e.g., GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (e.g., Jira)
• Experience with TestRail or similar test suite/case management tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a distributed product-team environment
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud
• Experience with continuous integration/delivery systems
• Experience with Jenkins or similar build tools
• Deep understanding of quality-related agile methodologies applied throughout the SDLC

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Object-oriented programming (Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C)
• Client/mobile test automation frameworks (XCTest/XCUITest, Selenium, Appium, Espresso)
• Defining/implementing/maintaining test coverage for mobile apps
• Version control with GitHub
• Issue/project tracking with Jira
• Software development/debugging tools (Chrome Dev Tools, Postman, Charles Proxy, curl)
• Test suite management (TestRail)
• Build tools (Jenkins)
• Quality-related agile methodologies in SDLC
• Root cause analysis and debugging
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical thinking and reporting
• Strong verbal/written communication (whiteboarding, diagramming)
• Leadership and customer focus
• Understanding of media platforms (upload, transcoding, streaming, caching)
• Mobile hardware/software compatibility testing
• Performance optimization for real-time apps

Our Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Emotional and mental health support programs
• Compensation packages with equity in the form of RSUs
• Competitive base salary based on pay zones (Zone A: $173,000-$259,000; Zone B: $164,000-$246,000; Zone C: $147,000-$220,000)
• "Default Together" policy with dynamic in-office collaboration 4+ days per week
• Opportunities to contribute to AR innovation and camera technology advancing human connection
• Inclusive culture fostering diverse backgrounds to create products that empower self-expression

Compensation

$173,000-$259,000 annually

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

"Default Together" Policy: At Snap Inc, we practice a "default together" approach and expect team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.