We’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join the Infrastructure Security team at Snap Inc!
What you’ll do:
- Design, architect, and implement security controls and frameworks for securing Snap's backend services and cloud infrastructure
- Influence and improve a wide range of production security controls, including visibility, hardening, identity, authentication, networking, and deployments policies
- Conduct in-depth security reviews of platforms, back-end services, and business application integrations
- Identify, triage, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments and backend systems
- Implement security into CI/CD pipelines
- Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Developer Productivity, and Product Engineering teams to embed secure design practices early in the development lifecycle
- Influence the secure and responsible adoption of LLMs and AI tools across Snap’s engineering ecosystem
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, setting high standards of operational excellence and security engineering
- Champion security and user privacy across Snap’s technology ecosystem
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Solid development skills in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python and/or Java
- Deep understanding of one or more infrastructure domains and technologies: Kubernetes, Containers, Service Mesh (e.g., Istio, Envoy), Networking and/or Linux internals.
- Hands-on experience deploying and securing services in multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledge and experience working with authentication and authorization protocols/frameworks (OpenID Connect, OAuth, or Identity Federation)
- Familiarity with cloud security tools such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) platforms and native AWS/GCP security services.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
- 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s industry experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad security experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad security experience
- Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
"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. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.
: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Compensation
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position.These pay zones may be modified in the future.
:
The base salary range for this position is $209,000-$313,000 annually.
Zone B:
The base salary range for this position is $199,000-$297,000 annually.
Zone C:
The base salary range for this position is $178,000-$266,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
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