Java Developer

Egreenservices; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Snapchat is seeking a Java Developer in Downey, CA for a full-time role. You will own critical backend work, reverse-engineer undocumented PHP formats, and drive automation and diagnostics to improve stability and release confidence.

You’ll coordinate across stack layers, read Docker traces, and help scale the platform. The role emphasizes mentorship, benefits, and flexible full-time hours that respect your life in California.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating in a similar Java Developer position.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Self-direction that thrives in a quiet Slack channel.
• Strong teamwork and ability to unblock colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the PHP format Snapchat inherited and undocumented.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to boost release confidence.
• Re-architect the technology flow to handle ten times current load.
• Trace bugs to root by reading Docker stack traces and tracing issues.
• Integrate Next.js events into the PHP pipeline for tech reports.
• Lead the Angular incident postmortem to prevent Downey outages recurring.

Skills

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Self-direction

Team mindset / collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Snapchat builds flat-and-fast products used by teams worldwide, and we need a Java Developer to push our platform to the next level. This full-time opening offers $135,000 - $192,000, the autonomy to run your own projects, and a team invested in your development.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the deeply collaborative PHP format Snapchat inherited and never documented
• Carry a quietly-relentless Analytical Thinking feature through code freeze without breaking Snapchat stability
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Re-architect the technology flow so Decision Making handles ten times Downey's current load
• Carry the Analytical Thinking platform work that makes Snapchat's next CA expansion boring
• Read the Docker stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Stitch Next.js events into the PHP pipeline feeding Snapchat's technology reports
• Drive the Angular incident postmortem that stops the Downey outage from recurring

What You'll Bring

• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Java Developer position
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements

Snapchat brings together craft-obsessed people in Downey, CA who care deeply about the craft behind technology. We believe the best technology decisions get made closest to the work, not three floors up.

The whole offer in one line: $135,000 - $192,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible full-time hours that respect the life you have in CA.