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# Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Level 6

- **Company:** Snap Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clarita, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $229,000.0 - $343,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Memcached, Natural Language Processing, NoSQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Microservices
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25196_58df8e709a809d7635b1f2c60cd72d5f

## About the Role

scaleYou can independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to completeYou understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolutionAbility to collaborate and work well with othersExperience in at least one of the following areas:Large-scale microservices and distributed systemsCloud computing and storage systemsInfrastructure and large-scale system designSecurityNetworking and data storageMachine learning and natural language processing toolsProficiency 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 practicesMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as
computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience9+ 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 experience1+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organizationExperience with distributed systemsPreferred Qualifications:Experience with Java, C++, and/or PythonExperience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services\"Default Together\" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration.

## Description

We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join Snap Inc!What you'll do:Design, implement, and operate our most critical and scalable services - ranging from user identity services, friend graph, and our core persistence layerWork across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative productsYou evaluate, appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high qualityAdvocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost managementUtilize 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 codeKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:Experience with backend services or distributed systemsProven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant