AR Engineer

Responsibilities

• Advance the look, feel, and flow of interactions and interfaces for user-facing software on Spectacles.
• Design and implement performant real-time 3D interaction algorithms optimized for resource-constrained AR hardware.
• Develop and optimize core systems and features within custom 3D engines and frameworks.
• Create spatial experiences through human-centered and multi-modal interactive systems.
• Interface with native OS and platform services to extend AR application capabilities.
• Architect and integrate inter-application communication for concurrent shared-space AR experiences.

Requirements

• 3+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in C++ with experience writing performance-critical code for real-time 3D applications.
• Hands-on experience building real-time 3D interactive applications or systems.
• Experience working with 3D engines or frameworks such as Unity, Unreal, Godot, or custom engines.
• Strong 3D math, data structures, and algorithms fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with gameplay engineering, including real-time physics, animation systems, or input handling.
• Networking experience, including multiplayer synchronization or client-server architectures.
• Experience modifying existing engine source code or working with custom 3D engines.
• Familiarity with shaders, technical art, and modern UI frameworks for 3D applications.
• Experience interfacing with native services and platform APIs (e.g., iOS, Android NDK).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Emotional and mental health support programs.
• Compensation packages including equity in the form of RSUs.

About the Company

Snap Inc. is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Through products like Snapchat, Lens Studio, and Spectacles, Snap empowers people to express themselves and experience the world in new ways. Specs Inc., a subsidiary of Snap, is dedicated to making computing more human through advanced augmented reality eyewear.