Backend Engineer, Scalable Systems — Level 4

SNAP, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Medical coverage

Mental health support

RSUs

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable services spanning user identity, friend graph, and core persistence.

You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into robust solutions, test and debug for quality, and advocate for availability, scalability, and cost efficiency while leveraging AI tools responsibly. You should have 2+ years of software development experience (or equivalent education) and proficiency in Java, C++, or Python,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of post-bachelor software development experience; or Master’s degree +1 year; or PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience working with distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into solutions.
• Test, debug, and ensure high-quality code.
• Advocate for availability, scalability, and cost management.
• Apply AI tools with audit for architecture, performance, and security.

Skills

Backend services

Distributed systems

Collaboration

AI tools usage

Security minded

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Master’s degree in technical field

PhD in technical field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

NoSQL

Memcache/Redis

Kubernetes

Google Cloud / AWS

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable services spanning user identity, friend graph, and core persistence.

You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into robust solutions, test and debug for quality, and advocate for availability, scalability, and cost efficiency while leveraging AI tools responsibly. You should have 2+ years of software development experience (or equivalent education) and proficiency in Java, C++, or Python,