Media Streaming Algorithm 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.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We’re looking for a Media Streaming Algorithm Engineer to join the Media Delivery Platform team! 

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement media streaming algorithms to improve the media experience (fluency and quality)

• Contribute to the end-to-end media system design to improve the architecture to support media streaming algorithms

• Drive the media streaming algorithm development in video uploading strategy, video variant selection, ABR, network bandwidth estimation, network fetch/pre-fetch strategy, CDN traffic allocation strategy, transmission protocol optimization etc

• Make intelligent trade-offs among video quality, performance and cost

• Design and implement A/B experiments to verify the performance of strategies and make launch decisions based on global business goals

• Plan technical directions for the media streaming algorithm domain

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven track record of building media streaming algorithms to optimize media/video experience and save cost at scale

• Strong machine learning background and experience

• Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technologies and apply them at work

• Skilled at solving ambiguous problems

• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience

• 6+ years of software development experience

• Media streaming or network domain experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience

• 2+ years of industry or academic experience in the media streaming or network domain

• Proven ability to identify problems/opportunities and develop new media algorithms to improve them

• Solid skills in statistics and data analysis

• Experience with learning-based model development

• Expertises in media quality around VMAF, Non reference VQA, encoding optimizations

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!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $209,000-$313,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $199,000-$297,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $178,000-$266,000 annually.

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