Backend Engineer IV — Scalable Systems & AI-Driven Ops

Snap Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Medical coverage

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and operate scalable services across identity, graph, and core persistence layers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions and drive architectural excellence.

You will work on distributed systems, optimize availability at scale, and apply AI tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining security and performance. This role requires strong coding skills and a passion for quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to translate requirements into robust solutions.
• Test, debug, and ensure high quality while applying best practices.
• Focus on availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development while auditing for architectural integrity.

Skills

Backend services

Distributed systems

Collaboration

AI tooling

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Java

C++

Python

NoSQL databases

Memcache/Redis

Kubernetes

GCP/AWS

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and operate scalable services across identity, graph, and core persistence layers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions and drive architectural excellence.

You will work on distributed systems, optimize availability at scale, and apply AI tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining security and performance. This role requires strong coding skills and a passion for quality.