Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together. The Companys three core products are Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world; Lens Studio an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses Spectacles.
Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world every day. Were deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast with precision and always execute with privacy at the forefront.
Were looking for a Security Engineer to join the Infrastructure Security team at Snap Inc!
What youll do:
Design architect and implement security controls and frameworks for securing Snaps backend services and cloud infrastructure
Influence and improve a wide range of production security controls including visibility hardening identity authentication networking and deployments policies
Conduct in-depth security reviews of platforms back-end services and business application integrations
Identify triage and drive remediation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments and backend systems
Implement security into CI/CD pipelines
Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure Developer Productivity and Product Engineering teams to embed secure design practices early in the development lifecycle
Influence the secure and responsible adoption of LLMs and AI tools across Snaps engineering ecosystem
Mentor and guide junior engineers setting high standards of operational excellence and security engineering
Champion security and user privacy across Snaps technology ecosystem
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Solid development skills in at least one of the following languages: Go (preferred) Python and/or Java
Deep understanding of one or more infrastructure domains and technologies: Kubernetes Containers Service Mesh (e.g. Istio Envoy) Networking and/or Linux internals.
Hands-on experience deploying and securing services in multi-cloud environments particularly AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
Knowledge and experience working with authentication and authorization protocols/frameworks (OpenID Connect OAuth or Identity Federation)
Familiarity with cloud security tools such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) platforms and native AWS/GCP security services.
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
6 years of post-Bachelors industry experience; or Masters degree in a technical field 5 year of post-grad security experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field 2 years of post-grad security experience
Experience with Java C and/or Python
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Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.
At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).
Compensation
In the United States work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidates 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 $209000-$313000 annually.This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.