Software Engineer, Backend, Level 3

Snap Inc.

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CANew York, NYPalo Alto, CASan Francisco, CA
Salary: $118,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 103 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Backend, Level 3

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The Software Engineer, Backend, Level 3 joins the Engineering team to design, implement, and operate critical scalable services. This role involves developing core persistence layers, friend graphs, and user identity services while collaborating across teams to evaluate trade-offs and deliver innovative product solutions. The engineer will independently execute medium-sized features, ensuring high quality through rigorous testing and debugging. Key responsibilities include advocating for best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management. Candidates should possess experience with distributed systems and backend services using industry-standard languages like Java, Kotlin, Swift, Python, or C++. Preferred technical skills include NoSQL solutions, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, and Google or AWS services. The work focuses on building large-scale microservices, cloud computing, and storage systems to support high-availability requirements at significant scale.

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Skills

Java Python C++ Kotlin Swift Kubernetes AWS Redis Memcache NoSQL Distributed Systems Microservices Cloud Computing System Design

What you'll do

Design, implement, and operate critical scalable services like user identity and friend graph.
Build and maintain the core persistence layer for high-traffic applications.
Translate product requirements into technical solutions by evaluating architectural trade-offs.
Test and debug code to ensure high-quality software delivery.
Apply best practices for system availability, scalability, and cost management.
Participate in incident investigations and hotfix resolutions for distributed systems.
Execute medium-sized features independently through multiple pull requests.

What we're looking for

BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience.
Experience coding in an industry-standard language such as Java, Kotlin, Swift, Python, or C++.
Experience with backend services or distributed systems.
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale.
Ability to independently execute on medium-sized features and understand operational aspects of systems.
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python (preferred).
Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services (preferred).
Experience in large-scale microservices, cloud computing, or infrastructure design (preferred).

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