Senior Security Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud & App Security

Snap Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Mental health support programs

RSUs equity

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a security engineer to design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.

You will conduct in-depth assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to mitigate vulnerabilities, build automation, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to harden systems. The role requires strong programming skills (Python/Go/Java), experience with vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, and cloud security frameworks, plus a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of post‑Bachelor’s security related experience or Master’s +1 year, or PhD in a technical field.
• Expertise in infrastructure security, enterprise security, access management, application security, detection and response, or spam and abuse.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments.
• Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance.
• Leverage AI tools and high-velocity engineering to design and ship scalable services with strong security and code quality.
• Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies.
• Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate organizational security maturity.

Skills

Security engineering

AI tools in development

Threat modeling

Vulnerability assessment

Programming (Python/Go/Java)

Analytical & communication skills

Security advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Vulnerability scanners

SIEM

EDR

Cloud security frameworks

Automation platforms

Job description

Snap Inc. is seeking a security engineer to design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.

You will conduct in-depth assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to mitigate vulnerabilities, build automation, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to harden systems. The role requires strong programming skills (Python/Go/Java), experience with vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, and cloud security frameworks, plus a