​We’re looking for a 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 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Experience with backend services or distributed systems • Ability to independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete • Ability to understand the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution • Ability to collaborate and work well with others • Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale Minimum Qualifications: • 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  Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python • Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services • Experience in at least one of the following areas: • Large-scale microservices and distributed systems • Cloud computing and storage systems • Infrastructure and large-scale system design • Security • Networking and data storage 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. Zone A: The base salary range for this position is $118,000-$176,000 annually. Zone B: The base salary range for this position is $112,000-$167,000 annually. Zone C: The base salary range for this position is $100,000-$150,000 annually. This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.