Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security, Level 5

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 , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world;

, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, .teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snap chatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why 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 Security Engineer to join the Infrastructure Security team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

* Design, architect, and implement security controls and frameworks for securing Snap's backend services and cloud infrastructure
* Influence and improve a wide range of production security controls, including visibility, hardening, identity, authentication, networking, and deployments policies
* Conduct in-depth security reviews of platforms, back-end services, and business application integrations
* Identify, triage, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments and backend systems
* Implement security into CI/CD pipelines
* Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Developer Productivity, and Product Engineering teams to embed secure design practices early in the development lifecycle
* Influence the secure and responsible adoption of LLMs and AI tools across Snap’s engineering ecosystem
* Mentor and guide junior engineers, setting high standards of operational excellence and security engineering
* Champion security and user privacy across Snap’s technology ecosystem

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
* Solid development skills in at least one of the following languages:
Go (preferred), Python and/or Java
* Deep understanding of one or more infrastructure domains and technologies:
Kubernetes, Containers, Service Mesh (e.g., Istio, Envoy), Networking and/or Linux internals.
* Hands-on experience deploying and securing services in multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
* Knowledge and experience working with authentication and authorization protocols/frameworks (OpenID Connect, OAuth, or Identity Federation)
* Familiarity with cloud security tools such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) platforms and native AWS/GCP security services.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

* BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
* 7+ years of relevant software engineering and/or infrastructure security experience

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