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About the Role

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, including user identity, friend graph, and core persistence layers. The role involves cross-team collaboration to define product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver innovative solutions. Engineers are expected to test and debug their work, advocate for best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management, and utilize AI tools for efficient and high-quality service development.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, ranging from user identity services, friend graph, and our core persistence layer
Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver solutions for innovative products
Evaluate, test, and debug work, striving for high quality
Advocate for and apply best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code
Understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution

Requirements

Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Experience in large-scale microservices and distributed systems
Experience in cloud computing and storage systems
Experience in infrastructure and large-scale system design
Experience in security
Experience in networking and data storage
Experience in machine learning and natural language processing
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
You can independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience
Experience with distributed systems

Skills

Java
C++
Python
NoSQL solutions
Memcache/Redis
Kubernetes
Google/AWS services
Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development
Critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools

Location

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC)
Zone B
Zone C

Work Type

Office 4+ days per week

Experience Level

6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience
Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience
PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience

Salary/Compensations

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $209,000-$313,000 annually
Zone B: $199,000-$297,000 annually
Zone C: $178,000-$266,000 annually

Benefits

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success (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.
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 operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).