This role pays more than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$185,437–$254,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$261k
versus about
$220k
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
76 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$209,000–$313,000
across 58 roles with salary data.
Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5 – Ads Delivery will join the Ads Delivery Platform team to design, implement, and operate critical serving-time infrastructure and business logic. The role involves building scalable systems for reliable ad delivery while collaborating with Product, Data Science, ML, and Infrastructure teams to translate vision into technical solutions. You will manage high-quality production systems using observability, experimentation, and automation to ensure robust performance. Key responsibilities include maintaining distributed systems, ensuring security, and optimizing infrastructure efficiency. The ideal candidate possesses experience in large-scale microservices, cloud computing, and networking. Technical requirements include proficiency in Java, C++, or Python, along with experience in NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services. You will also leverage AI tools to streamline development while ensuring architectural integrity within the high-throughput ad serving and marketplace auction domain.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Java
C++
Python
NoSQL
Redis
Kubernetes
AWS
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Networking
Data Storage
Security