Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Systems (Equity)

Snap Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 133,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Paid parental leave

Medical coverage

Job summary

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

You will work across teams to translate product requirements into scalable solutions and ensure production readiness with strong emphasis on reliability and security. The role emphasizes independent feature delivery, incident handling, and applying best practices for performance, cost management, and security while leveraging AI tools to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into solutions.
• Test, debug, and ensure high-quality, production-ready code.
• Apply best practices for availability, scalability, and cost management.
• Leverage AI tools while auditing architecture for performance and security.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend services

Independent feature work

Incident resolution

Collaboration

AI tooling awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Post-grad experience acceptable

Tools

Java

C++

Python

NoSQL (memcache/Redis)

Kubernetes / Cloud platforms

Google/AWS services

Job description

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

You will work across teams to translate product requirements into scalable solutions and ensure production readiness with strong emphasis on reliability and security. The role emphasizes independent feature delivery, incident handling, and applying best practices for performance, cost management, and security while leveraging AI tools to accelerate