Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Snap Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Medical coverage

Paid parental leave

Flexible work policy

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer for the Offensive Security team to lead red, purple, and orange team engagements across corporate, cloud, and mobile environments.

You will craft comprehensive assessments, develop tooling, and deliver actionable risk mitigations to strengthen defenses. You will collaborate with threat intelligence and other security teams, translating findings into strategic roadmaps and security improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent security experience.
• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s security experience; or advanced degree with 5+ years experience; or PhD with 2+ years experience.
• Experience leading offensive security engagements across multiple environments and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and lead offensive security and privacy engagements across corporate, cloud, internal apps, and mobile clients.
• Maintain understanding of threat actors, enumerate killchains, and seed the engagement roadmap.
• Deliver post-engagement reports with actionable risk mitigations and improvements.
• Develop and manage offensive security tooling and implants to test defenses.
• Collaborate with security teams to share insights and inform strategic roadmaps.
• Act as SME and contribute to incident response and security reviews.

Skills

Offensive security leadership

Threat modeling

Kill chains

Python

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Python

Go

Java

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer for the Offensive Security team to lead red, purple, and orange team engagements across corporate, cloud, and mobile environments.

You will craft comprehensive assessments, develop tooling, and deliver actionable risk mitigations to strengthen defenses. You will collaborate with threat intelligence and other security teams, translating findings into strategic roadmaps and security improvements.