Software Engineer – Level 3

SNAP/SNAP

. Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, including user identity services, friend graph, and core persistence layer .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesJunior💰 $118,000 - $176,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable backend services, with a strong focus on operational excellence and high availability. Proficient in evaluating and debugging systems while collaborating across teams to deliver innovative solutions.

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Java ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingPython ProgrammingNoSQL SolutionsKubernetes

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentBackend ServicesDistributed SystemsMicroservicesCloud ComputingInfrastructure DesignData StorageMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingOperational Excellence

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

MemcacheRedisGoogle Cloud ServicesAWS Services

Industry Keywords

ScalabilityHigh AvailabilityIncident ResolutionCost Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPythonRedisC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, including user identity services, friend graph, and core persistence layer
Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver solutions for innovative products
Evaluate, test, and debug work to maintain high quality
Advocate for and apply best practices in availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
Participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
1+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field
Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Ability to independently execute on medium sized features over a few weeks and multiple PRs
Ability to understand operational aspects of systems and participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
Experience in large-scale microservices and distributed systems, cloud computing and storage systems, infrastructure and large-scale system design, security, networking and data storage, or machine learning and natural language processing tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages including equity in the form of RSUs
Equal opportunity employment