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Software Engineer, Level 3 at Snapchat

Compensation

$100,000 – $176,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, California · New York, New York · +4
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Snap Inc. is hiring a Backend Engineer to design, implement, and operate critical scalable services, including user identity, friend graph, and core persistence systems. The role involves collaborating with product teams, evaluating trade-offs, testing and debugging work, and applying best practices for availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management. Candidates need a technical degree or equivalent experience, backend or distributed-systems experience, and experience coding in an industry-standard language. The position follows a default-together policy requiring office attendance four or more days per week and offers base salaries ranging from $100,000 to $176,000 annually depending on the pay zone, plus RSU equity.

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