Security Engineer, Level 5, Detection & Response

Snap Inc.

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$209,000–$313,000 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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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.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer, Level 5, Detection & Response

The Security Engineer, Level 5, Detection & Response joins the Detection and Response team to protect systems and data. This 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 improve threat hunting, investigate alerts, triage incidents, and analyze adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures. The position requires developing scalable services using high velocity engineering workflows and AI tools while maintaining code correctness. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python and/or Go, along with advanced knowledge of operating system internals and competencies in macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform. You will also apply skills in digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, and threat intelligence to mitigate sophisticated cybercrime.

What does a Security Engineer earn in California?

Median $213000 from 43 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, pilot, and implement logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
  • Build tools and devise automation strategies to improve threat hunting and incident response capabilities.
  • Investigate events generated by the alerting pipeline and triage potential security incidents.
  • Use AI tools and high-velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable, production-ready security services.
  • Drive response efforts and work closely with multiple internal teams during active security incidents.
  • Identify, analyze, and fingerprint threat intelligence regarding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field.
  • 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s security related experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ years; or PhD + 2+ years.
  • Proven experience in digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, or threat intelligence.
  • Strong development skills in Python and/or Go.
  • Advanced knowledge of operating system internals and core competency in two or more of macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP.
  • Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to streamline development while auditing output for architectural integrity and security risks.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in threat hunting and developing logic to automate threat detection and incident response (preferred).
  • Practical experience in a BeyondCorp model (preferred).

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