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This role pays less than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,050–$216,000
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$196k
versus about
$204k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
101 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,000–$284,000
across 91 roles with salary data.
The Software Engineer, Backend, Level 4 joins the Engineering team to design, implement, and operate critical, scalable services. This role involves building and maintaining core systems including user identity services, the friend graph, and the core persistence layer. The engineer will work across teams to evaluate trade-offs, deliver high-quality solutions, and advocate for best practices in availability, scalability, and cost management. Key responsibilities include debugging, testing, and participating in incident investigations. Required skills include experience with distributed systems, microservices, cloud computing, and networking. Preferred technologies include Java, C++, Python, NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, and Google/AWS services. The role specifically addresses the technical challenge of maintaining highly-available systems at significant scale while leveraging AI tools to streamline development workflows and ensure architectural integrity.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2584 postings across 147 companies.