Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5
$209,000–$313,000 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States or Seattle, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Design, implement, and operate critical scalable services for user identity, friend graph, and core persistence layers. Work across teams to evaluate trade-offs and deliver solutions for innovative products while applying best practices for availability, scalability, and cost management. Utilize AI tools and high-velocity workflows to design and ship services, rigorously testing and debugging work to uphold standards for code correctness, security, and production readiness. Independently execute medium-sized features and participate in incident investigations. Requires 6+ years of experience with distributed systems, Java, C++, or Python, and proficiency in NoSQL, Kubernetes, or cloud services. This role supports Snap's mission to empower people to express themselves through Snapchat and digital services.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- 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
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
- Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
- 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
- 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
- Experience with backend services or distributed systems
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
- Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
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