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Software Engineer, Backend, DevProdAI

USAFull-time$178k–$313k2026-08-02 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid

Core

Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable backend services including user identity, friend graph, and core persistence layers for Snapchat.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Builds

Scalable services for visual messaging app and digital services

Domain

Social Media / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems, Cloud computing, Infrastructure design, Security, Networking, Data storage, Machine learning, Natural language processing, Java, C++, Python, NoSQL, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP

Preferred skills

Large-scale microservices, Incident management, AI tool utilization

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable services, Evaluate trade-offs for product requirements, Test and debug work, Advocate for operational excellence, Utilize AI tools for development, Operate highly-available systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC