Staff Engineer, Spam & Abuse Defense

SNAP, Inc.

Santa Monica (CA)

On-site

USD 229,000 - 343,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity in RSUs

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Mental health support

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Spam & Abuse team in Santa Monica, CA. You will set the technical vision for detecting and enforcing defenses, design cross-cutting systems, and drive roadmaps with PMs and managers.

You will mentor engineers and raise the bar for reliability and security across registration, login, and messaging. The role requires deep expertise in distributed backend systems, and proficiency in Go, Java, or Python, with a focus on anti-abuse and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
9+ years of software development experience.
Experience as a technical lead on complex initiatives.
Experience with spam, abuse, or security systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

Set the technical vision and multi-year architecture for Spam & Abuse.
Lead design of cross-cutting systems across spam, account takeover, and enforcement.
Drive technical strategy with PMs and managers and create roadmaps.
Mentor engineers and foster ownership and operational excellence.
Improve reliability and latency of critical paths like registration and login.