Snap Inc. · 10 hours ago
Software Engineer, Backend, Ad Marketplace, Level 5
Los Angeles, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$209K/yr - $313K/yr
6+ years expSnap Inc. is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Ad Marketplace team, responsible for designing and operating critical services for ad delivery and collaborating with teams to build innovative marketplace solutions.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and operate our most critical and scalable services optimizing various objectives of ad delivery across various Snap surfaces
Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative marketplace solutions
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
Qualification
Required
Experience with backend services or distributed systems
Experience in at least one of the following areas: Large-scale microservices and distributed systems, Infrastructure and large-scale system design, Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
Leading independently the design and development of a medium-sized feature in collaboration with colleagues, with an estimated duration of a few months and multiple milestones for completion
You understand the operational aspects of your system and can participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution
Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
Evaluate the technical tradeoffs of major decisions and be a strong technical mentor
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
6+ years of post-Bachelor's software development experience; or Master's degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience
Experience with distributed systems
Preferred
Experience in ads domain
Experience working on recommendation systems or two-sided markets
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
Benefits
Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Company
Snap Inc.
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.
5001-10000 employees
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