Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Generative AI Modeling and Inference

Snap
CA, USA / WA, USA / NYC, USA2026-08-14Full time

About the job

Snap’s Generative ML Platform team builds cutting-edge AI technologies that power creative, scalable experiences for hundreds of millions of Snapchatters worldwide. From multimodal LLMs and video generation to real-time AR, human understanding, and 3D content creation, we develop the full stack of generative AI, including foundational models, efficient infrastructure, and on-device and server-side inference. Our team creates intuitive tools, platforms, and agentic systems that empower creators, developers, and internal teams to bring ideas to life, while advancing personalized, human-centric experiences across mobile, web, and wearable devices like Spectacles.

Responsibilities

Develop innovative machine learning technology and products that serve millions of Snapchatters

Build cutting-edge augmented reality experiences using generative models

Deliver generative machine learning experiences on device

Partner with cross-functional Snap teams to explore and prototype new products

Qualifications

Minimum

Bachelor's degree in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience

8+ years of post-Bachelor’s machine learning or related experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ years of post-grad ML or related experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4+ years of post-grad ML or related experience

Experience with Computer Vision or Generative Modeling techniques

Experience working with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, MLX, scikit-learn, or related frameworks

Preferred

Advanced degree in computer science or related field

Experience training large-scale diffusion models for images, videos or 3D

Knowledge of distillation, quantization and model compression techniques

Knowledge of GPU, CPU, or NPU optimization techniques

Experience building and optimizing ML inference pipelines

Experience working with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, MLX, scikit-learn, or related frameworks