Senior Backend Engineer, Scalable Distributed Systems

Snap Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Medical coverage

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable services that power Snapchat and related platforms.

You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into robust solutions, test and debug code, and uphold high standards for availability, security, and cost management. The role emphasizes operating at scale with Java, C++, or Python, NoSQL/Redis, and Kubernetes, while adopting AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 6+ years of post-bachelors software development experience
• Experience with distributed systems and scalable services
• Proficiency in Java, C++, or Python and familiarity with NoSQL/Redis
• Ability to own medium-sized features with limited supervision
• Strong collaboration and security-conscious coding practices
• Aptitude for using AI tools to streamline development and audit output

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services (identity, graph, persistence)
• Collaborate across teams to translate product needs into robust solutions
• Test, debug, and ensure high quality, production-ready code
• Advocate for availability, scalability, cost management and operational excellence
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining architectural integrity and security

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend services

Java/Python/C++

NoSQL / Redis

Kubernetes

AI tooling

Incident response

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable services that power Snapchat and related platforms.

You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into robust solutions, test and debug code, and uphold high standards for availability, security, and cost management. The role emphasizes operating at scale with Java, C++, or Python, NoSQL/Redis, and Kubernetes, while adopting AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery and ensure