Software Engineer, Backend, Level 4

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.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

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

You 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

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 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Experience with backend services or distributed systems

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

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

Experience in at least one of the following areas:

Large-scale microservices and 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

Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.

Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience2+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

Experience working with distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python

Experience with No

SQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information."Default Together" Policy at Snap:
At Snap Inc. 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. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. 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…