​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. : 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.