Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5

Snap Inc.

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Santa Monica, CA · Bellevue, WA · Palo Alto, CA Posted today $209,000–$313,000 / year

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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.

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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 for natural language processing tasks, and building essential tools to support the engineering workflow. Ideal candidates possess over six years of software development experience with expertise in distributed systems, along with proficiency in relevant programming languages such as Python or Java. This role involves working on large-scale infrastructure challenges within a fast-paced environment that emphasizes innovation and collaboration.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Design and implement secure backend systems.
Develop efficient networking solutions for data storage.
Integrate machine learning models into backend services.
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.
Familiarity with backend tools and technologies.

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