Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5

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Santa Monica, CA · Bellevue, WA · Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Posted today $209,000–$313,000 / year

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k

This role $261k

$93k most similar roles pay here $337k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$194,597 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $261k versus about $165k 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 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Snap Inc., you will join a dynamic team focused on developing and maintaining robust backend systems. Your daily responsibilities include enhancing security measures, optimizing networking and data storage solutions, integrating machine learning models, and building tools to support these efforts. Ideal candidates have over six years of experience in software development or equivalent education combined with relevant industry experience, particularly in distributed systems. Proficiency in languages like Python, Java, or C++ is essential, along with expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud. This role involves tackling complex technical challenges at scale within Snap’s innovative product ecosystem.

Skills

Python Distributed Systems Networking Data Storage Machine Learning Natural Language Processing CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Terraform PostgreSQL Redis Git Docker

What you'll do

Design and implement secure backend systems.
Develop efficient networking and data storage solutions.
Integrate machine learning models into production environments.
Optimize natural language processing algorithms for performance.
Create tools to enhance developer productivity and efficiency.

What we're looking for

At least 6 years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience or equivalent.
Strong background in distributed systems and networking.
Experience with data storage solutions and security protocols.
Proficiency in machine learning and natural language processing.
Master’s degree in a technical field preferred, with relevant work experience.

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