Staff Software Engineer

Every day the world gets more digital thanks to tens of millions of developers building the future faster than ever. But with exponential growth comes exponential risk as outnumbered security teams struggle to secure mountains of code. This is where Snyk (pronounced sneak) comes in. Snyk is a developer security platform that makes it easy for development teams to find prioritize and fix security vulnerabilities in code dependencies containers and cloud infrastructure and do it all right from the start. Snyk is on a mission to make the world a more secure place by empowering developers to develop fast and stay secure.

Joining Snyk means embracing our core values: One Team Care Deeply Customer Centric and Forward Thinking. As a member of our team youll have the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment where fostering collaboration leading with empathy driving business impact and inspiring trust are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Opportunity

As a Staff Software Engineer at Snyk you will play a significant role in the companys technical leadership. You will set direction and drive consensus with other engineers to transform Snyks technical landscape and help build the next generation of technical leaders.

As a part of our Developer Experience team youll have the opportunity to make an impact on a wide range of projects from mastering existing services to building new cuttingedge features. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our product and the security of millions of developers worldwide.

Youll Spend Your Time:

• Analyze design and implement highquality largescale solutions to Snyks most complex technical problems with a keen eye towards scale efficiency reliability and quality.
• Work with peers and across teams to design and implement solutions to largescale problems.
• Communicate regularly in written and verbal forms to team peers and senior leads.
• Youll have endtoend ownership for the delivery of critical efforts and lead peers in delivering particularly broad efforts as a technical lead.
• Mentor junior engineers and help grow the next generation of engineers at Snyk

What Youll Need:

• At least 7 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.
• Experience in largescale software systems design and familiarity with fundamental computer science concepts (algorithms complexity data structures).
• Proficiency in at least one of our core programming languages (Go TypeScript) and a willingness and enthusiasm for learning new languages and technologies.
• Experience in at least one of:

• • Building highly reliable scalable microservice backends for web APIs or applications or other types of largescale high reliability systems.
  • Building web UIs CLIs or APIs for use by other engineers.
  • Building infrastructure or platform automation or observability or release tools.
• Demonstrable skill in effective software testing.
• Strong commitment to code quality and the value of giving and receiving feedback through code reviews.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and respond with agility when requirements and priorities change.
• Highly effective communicator both verbally and in writing at all levels of the organization. Able to work collaboratively be curious and have a growth mindset.
• Track record of working with peers across the organization to deliver solutions outside of their immediate scope.
• Ability to lift the performance of a team through coaching and mentoring of more junior engineers.

Wed be Lucky if You:

Are currently in a Team Lead Staff / Principal Software Engineer role

Have a proven track record of leading projects and inspiring engineering teams to achieve results.

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We care deeply about the warm inclusive environment weve created and we value diversity we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether youre the right person do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health wellness financial security and a work/life blend we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.