Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5

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Snap Inc 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 Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world;
Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering 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 our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

• Design, implement, and operate our most 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 the solutions needed to build innovative products.
• Evaluate, appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high quality.
• Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.

• Experience with backend services or distributed systems.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: large‑scale microservices & distributed systems; cloud computing and storage systems; infrastructure and large‑scale system design; security; networking and data storage; machine learning and natural language processing; tools.
• Proven track record of operating highly‑available systems at significant scale.
• Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with No
  
  SQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services.
• You can independently execute on medium‑sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete.
• You understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others.

• 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.

• Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with No
  
  SQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services.

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“Default Together” Policy at Snap:
We believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. We practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

We are 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 will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

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