Security Engineer, Level IV

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$157,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $196k
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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $150,300–$203,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $196k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

Snap Inc. currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer, Level IV

Security Engineer, Level 4 joins the Security team to protect the systems and data powering Snapchat. This role involves designing, implementing, and scaling security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments while conducting threat modeling, code reviews, and in-depth security assessments. The engineer will build automation, tooling, and systems to improve compliance, observability, and governance while partnering with product and engineering teams to harden systems from design through deployment. They will also investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and develop security standards. Required skills include proficiency in Python, Go, or Java, experience with vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, and cloud security frameworks, and the ability to leverage AI tools for development. The role addresses critical security risks and ensures infrastructure resilience within a complex distributed system environment to maintain high levels of production quality.

What does a Security Engineer earn in California?

Median $196000 from 31 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • 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 to improve security compliance, observability, and governance.
  • Utilize AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to develop scalable, production-ready security services.
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment.
  • Investigate and respond to security incidents while performing root cause analysis and recommending remediation strategies.
  • Define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to improve organizational security maturity.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s security experience, or a Master’s degree with 1+ year of experience, or a PhD.
  • Expertise in infrastructure security, enterprise security, access management, application security, detection and response, or spam and abuse.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Experience with security tools including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms.
  • Ability to leverage AI tools for development while auditing output for architectural integrity and security risks.
  • Strong skills in secure system design, threat modeling, code reviews, and incident response.
  • Demonstrated experience securing complex distributed systems or enterprise-scale infrastructure.

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