Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Microservices + Equity

SNAP, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Snap Inc is seeking a Backend Engineer in California to design, implement, and operate the most critical, scalable services, including user identity and core persistence layers. You will work across teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that power Snapchat and related platforms.

The role emphasizes testing, security, availability, and cost optimization, with opportunities to leverage AI tools for faster development while maintaining rigorous standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 6+ years of post-Bachelor software development experience.
• Experience with distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into solutions.
• Ensure availability, security, and performance of critical systems.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining code quality.

Skills

Backend services

Distributed systems

Java/Python/C++

NoSQL/Redis

Kubernetes

Cloud services

Security

Incident response

Team collaboration

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field

Job description

Snap Inc is seeking a Backend Engineer in California to design, implement, and operate the most critical, scalable services, including user identity and core persistence layers. You will work across teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that power Snapchat and related platforms.

The role emphasizes testing, security, availability, and cost optimization, with opportunities to leverage AI tools for faster development while maintaining rigorous standards.