This role pays more than
96%
of similar roles. Most pay
$152,150–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$261k
versus about
$187k
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 joins the Engineering team to design, implement, and operate critical, scalable services including user identity systems, friend graphs, and core persistence layers. The role involves collaborating across teams to evaluate trade-offs and deliver high-quality solutions while advocating for best practices in availability, scalability, and cost management. Candidates will utilize AI tools and high-velocity workflows to build production-ready code that meets rigorous standards for security and correctness. Required expertise includes distributed systems, large-scale microservices, cloud computing, and infrastructure design. The ideal candidate possesses experience with Java, C++, or Python, alongside familiarity with NoSQL solutions, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, and Google or AWS services. This role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining highly available systems at significant scale to support core product functionality and robust backend infrastructure.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.