Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Level 6

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji , Saturn, and other digital services. Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day.

We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. 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 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 U