Software Engineer, Backend

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Backend (AR/VR): Designing, implementing, and operating critical and scalable services, focusing on user identity services, friend graph, and core persistence layer. Focus on delivering solutions for innovative products, applying best practices for availability, scalability, and cost management.

Location: Bellevue, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seattle. Must work in an office 4+ days per week.

Salary: $133,000-$235,000 annually.

Company

Snap Inc. is a technology company believing the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve how people live and communicate.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to understand product requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
• Evaluate, test, and debug work to ensure high quality.
• Advocate for and apply best practices in availability, scalability, and cost management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience or equivalent.
• Experience with backend services or distributed systems.
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale.

Nice to have

• Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services.

Culture & Benefits

• Practice a “default together” approach and expect team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.
• Committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, gender, or any other protected classification.
• Comprehensive medical coverage and emotional and mental health support programs.
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success.