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# Staff Software Engineer, Creator Backend Systems

- **Company:** Snap Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Monica, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $195,000.0 - $343,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Memcached, Natural Language Processing, NoSQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Microservices
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=28411570691ea282

## About the Role

* Experience with backend services or distributed systems
 * Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
 * You can independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete
 * You understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution
 * Ability to collaborate and work well with others
 * Experience in at least one of the following areas:
 + Large-scale microservices and distributed systems
 + Cloud computing and storage systems
 + Infrastructure and large-scale system design
 + Security
 + Networking and data storage
 + Machine learning and natural language processing tools
 * Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.
 * Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices, * Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
 * 9+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad software development experience
 * 1+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
 * Experience leading the technical direction of engineering projects, including the architecture, design, and development of distributed systems.
 * Proven track record owning the full lifecycle of a high scale service: design, implementation, rollout, and on-call/operational ownership at scale (high QPS, large data volumes, or multi-region).

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience with Java, C++, and/or Go
 * Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services

## Description

* Design, implement, and operate our most critical and scalable services - ranging from user identity services, friend graph, and our core persistence layer
 * Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products
 * You evaluate, appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high quality
 * Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
 * Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code


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