Security Engineer, Level IV
Snap Inc.
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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $152,591–$212,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $261k versus about $182k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.
Snap Inc. currently has 74 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 55 roles with salary data.
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Security Engineer, Level 5, Detection & Response joins the Detection and Response team to protect systems and data from malicious activity. The role involves designing, piloting, and implementing logging and alerting systems across endpoints, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments. You will build tools and automation strategies to hunt threats, triage incidents, and develop threat intelligence regarding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures for sophisticated actors like APTs and cybercrime. To succeed, you must possess strong development skills in Python or Go and have expertise in operating system internals across macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. The position requires proficiency in leveraging AI tools to streamline high-velocity engineering workflows while maintaining code quality. This role addresses the critical challenge of securing a global community by identifying and mitigating sophisticated cyber threats through proactive detection and response.
What does a Security Engineer earn in California?
Median $200000 from 31 postings across 16 companies.
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