Software Engineer, Level 3

Overview In this role, you design and operate scalable backend services that power key features like identity and friend graphs. You work with cross-functional teams to translate product needs into robust, observable systems. You’ll test, debug, and improve services, prioritizing availability, performance, and cost efficiency. The role combines hands-on engineering with governance of reliability in a privacy-first company. This is your chance to impact hundreds of millions of Snapchatters while shaping scalable, secure infrastructure. Compensation / Benefitspaid parental leavecomprehensive medical coverageemotional and mental health support programsRSU-based compensation packagesfocus on work–life balanceequal opportunity employer ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and operate critical, scalable backend services (identity, friend graph, core persistence)Collaborate across teams to analyze requirements, trade-offs, and deliver solutionsTest, debug, and maintain high-quality code and servicesAdvocate for availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost managementUnderstand and address the operational aspects of systems; participate in incident or hotfix resolution Key requirementsExperience with backend services or distributed systemsAbility to implement medium-sized features over multiple PRsUnderstanding of operational aspects and incident resolutionCollaborative work styleProven track record operating highly-available systems at scalecollaborationself-motivationcommunicationNoSQLMemcache/RedisKubernetes