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Designer Engineer – Spectacles

Designer Engineer – Spectacles

CompanySnap
LocationLos Angeles, CA, USA
Salary$178000 – $313000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Strong computer science fundamentals
  • Expertise with Javascript and C#/C++
  • Solid understanding of real time AR development tools and 3D engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal, Lens Studio)
  • Familiarity with creating experiences for VR/AR
  • Familiarity with 3D math, linear algebra, 3D geometry, graphics, and rendering
  • Understanding of software engineering principles — and the ability to know when it’s fine to abandon them for a quick proof-of-concept
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills. You’ll be expected to clearly communicate design decisions to leadership, the rest of the team, and to engineers
  • Ability to think at a high level about product strategy
  • Capable of acting as a Product Manager when needed
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous work environment
  • A creative problem solver who has lots of ideas and sees solutions when most would not

Responsibilities

  • Push the limits of AR on wearable devices and create innovative user experiences
  • Work closely with the product design teams to create and iterate on new prototypes
  • Work closely with engineering teams to build sophisticated prototypes
  • Work with user researchers to test new ideas and iterate on feedback
  • Present work directly to the CEO and company leadership
  • Build fun, innovative products that impact the direction of the company

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with various spatial design, prototyping and development software (e.g. Lens Studio, Figma, Blender, C4D, Unity)
  • Experience using LLMs and other generative models for application development
  • Bringing something new to the table: whether that’s a new perspective on our product, a unique understanding of a particular field, or expertise in a particular field like AI, CV, ML, 3D graphics, HCI, etc.
  • Passion for Snap Inc. products!