Staff Backend Engineer — Scalable Systems Leader

SNAP, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave up to 28 weeks

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Well-being programs

Office perks and fitness discounts

Job summary

SNAP, Inc. is seeking engineers to design, implement, and operate our most critical services, spanning identity, friend graphs, and core persistence. You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into scalable, robust solutions.

We value accuracy, security, and performance as we build high-velocity, production-ready systems. Knowledge of distributed services and AI-enabled tooling is a strong plus for this role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with backend services or distributed systems.
• Ability to leverage AI tools while auditing output for architecture.
• Strong coding practices and security awareness.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable services across teams.
• Collaborate to understand product requirements and trade-offs.
• Evaluate and debug to ensure high-quality, production-ready code.
• Advocate for availability, scalability, and cost management.
• Use AI tools to accelerate development and maintain architectural integrity.

Skills

Backend services

Distributed systems

AI tools

Java

Python

C++

NoSQL

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Redis/Memcached

Job description

SNAP, Inc. is seeking engineers to design, implement, and operate our most critical services, spanning identity, friend graphs, and core persistence. You will collaborate across teams to translate product requirements into scalable, robust solutions.

We value accuracy, security, and performance as we build high-velocity, production-ready systems. Knowledge of distributed services and AI-enabled tooling is a strong plus for this role.