Senior Security Engineer, Spam & Abuse

Snap Inc.

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Work type: On-site
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 1 role within 25 mi

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

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As a Senior Security Engineer on the Spam and Abuse team at Snap Inc., you will work from the Zurich office to develop and deploy technical solutions that secure our platform against unauthorized mobile applications. Your daily tasks include identifying security weaknesses, prototyping defenses, and building tools to support the broader mission of preventing spam and abuse. You will collaborate with various teams across the company to address complex security challenges in both client-side and infrastructure contexts. Ideal candidates have a strong background in application security, experience in developing production-quality software, and proficiency in mobile app development for Android or iOS, as well as backend development preferably in Go. Additionally, expertise in secure coding practices, particularly with C/C++, is highly valued given the scale of our operations and the need to protect millions of users.

Skills

Python Go C/C++ Android iOS Backend CI/CD Cloud Services Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Linux Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Develop Snapchat mobile security features to protect user data.
Identify and mitigate weaknesses in the mobile application's security architecture.
Build tools and services that support Spam & Abuse prevention efforts.
Architect and deploy infrastructure for handling large-scale spam and abuse threats.
Assist with incident response related to security breaches or abuse issues.

What we're looking for

4+ years of experience in security or software engineering roles.
Solid foundation and strong ability to reason about mobile app security problems.
Proven track record in developing production-quality software.
Passion for learning, user privacy, and security.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field like Computer Science (or equivalent).
Professional experience with Android or iOS development preferred.
Experience working on large-scale spam and abuse defenses beneficial.

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