Security Engineer, Level V, Detection & Response

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$209,000–$313,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $261k
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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.

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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 74 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 55 roles with salary data.

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

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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What you'll do

  • Design, pilot, and implement logging and alerting systems across endpoints, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments.
  • Build tools and automation strategies to improve threat hunting and incident response capabilities.
  • Investigate events from the alerting pipeline and triage potential security incidents.
  • Develop scalable services using AI tools while maintaining high standards for code quality and security.
  • Lead response efforts and coordinate with multiple internal teams during active security incidents.
  • Analyze and fingerprint adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures to build threat intelligence on cybercrime and APTs.

What we're looking for

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

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