This role pays more than
98%
of similar roles. Most pay
$186,975–$248,875
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$286k
versus about
$218k
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
66 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$209,000–$313,000
across 57 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Level 6 joins the engineering team to design, implement, and operate critical scalable services including user identity, friend graphs, and core persistence layers. This 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. The candidate will utilize AI tools and high-velocity workflows to build production-ready code. Required expertise includes distributed systems, large-scale microservices, cloud computing, infrastructure design, security, networking, and data storage. Preferred technical skills include proficiency in Java, C++, or Python, along with experience in NoSQL solutions, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, and Google or AWS services. The role focuses on solving complex backend challenges for high-traffic systems while ensuring architectural integrity and performance across large-scale distributed environments.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 763 postings across 66 companies.
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