Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.We’re looking for a Software Engineer, Backend to join Snap Inc! As a member of the Information Security org, you will prototype, develop and productionize technical solutions to protect user safety on our platform. Working from our Los Angeles, Mountain View, or Seattle office, you will be tasked with solving interesting technical challenges in the user safety domain, architecting and deploying infrastructure to handle our scale and making our platform safe and secure for millions of Snapchatters.
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer, Backend to join Snap Inc! As a member of the Information Security org, you will prototype, develop and productionize technical solutions to protect user safety on our platform. Working from our Los Angeles, Mountain View, or Seattle office, you will be tasked with solving interesting technical challenges in the user safety domain, architecting and deploying infrastructure to handle our scale and making our platform safe and secure for millions of Snapchatters.
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What you’ll do:Design and implement large-scale defenses to protect user security, privacy, or safetyEvaluate and understand the technical tradeoffs of every decisionPerform code reviews and ensure exceptional code qualityWork cross functionally to deep dive into open problems to keep abuse off the platformParticipate in the operational and on-call team dutiesKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:Ability to prioritize tasks and work independentlyExcellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detailExperience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a companyExperience in solving open ambiguous problems from end to endLoves learning and being passionate about helping othersMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor in a technical field such as Computer Science (or equivalent experience)3+ years of software engineering experienceStrong Java knowledge with a proven track record in developing production quality softwarePreferred Qualifications:Java expertExperience with Python, Go, and NodeJSExperience working with large-scale adversarial challenges as a bonusExperience with Google Cloud and DevOps as a bonusExperience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other front end technologies a bonusExperience with mobile apps and/or databases as a bonusSkill in analyzing and organizing technical dataAt Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us ataccommodations-ext@snap.com.
What you’ll do:
Design and implement large-scale defenses to protect user security, privacy, or safety
Evaluate and understand the technical tradeoffs of every decision
Perform code reviews and ensure exceptional code quality
Work cross functionally to deep dive into open problems to keep abuse off the platform
Participate in the operational and on-call team duties
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company
Experience in solving open ambiguous problems from end to end
Loves learning and being passionate about helping others
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor in a technical field such as Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of software engineering experience
Strong Java knowledge with a proven track record in developing production quality software
Preferred Qualifications:
Java expert
Experience with Python, Go, and NodeJS
Experience working with large-scale adversarial challenges as a bonus
Experience with Google Cloud and DevOps as a bonus
Experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other front end technologies a bonus
Experience with mobile apps and/or databases as a bonus
Skill in analyzing and organizing technical data
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us ataccommodations-ext@snap.com.
