Systems Engineer, Snap Inc.
$184-276k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Job no longer available
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$184-276k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience with microservices such as Kubernetes and container technologies
- Deep understanding in core infrastructure technologies, including load balancing, auto-scaling, replication, networking, authentication protocols and encryption
- Extensive experience with building services on AWS/GCP platforms and On-Premise Virtual/Physical infrastructure
- Extensive experience in serverless infrastructure
- Extensive experience in infrastructure automation and configuration management technologies
- Extensive experience in development version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
- Experience working in a fast paced environment and has the ability to prioritize tasks and work autonomously
- BS/BA degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent years of experience
- 7+ years experience as a System Engineer in developing enterprise applications and automations
Desirable
- Extensive programing experience in Bash, Python, or Golang
- Extensive experience in Google AppEngine, Cloudrun, and Cloud Function
- Extensive experience in Ansible, Terraform, and Packer
- Significant knowledge of SQL and common relational database (managed and self hosted) systems such as PostgreSQL and MySQL
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
- Strong team player and seeks out opportunities for improvement
What the job involves
- Lead the collaboration with leadership, engineers, and customers to architect and implement innovative solutions for On-Premise and IaaS providers (AWS/GCP)
- Serve as a technical expert and mentor for System Engineers and System Administrators, guiding the design, development, and scoping of solutions for Identity Access Management tools
- Spearhead vulnerability remediation efforts, system maintenance, and regular patching, ensuring the stability and security of the infrastructure
- Drive automation initiatives by leveraging configuration management, images, and templates across Windows and Linux environments, continuously improving efficiency and reliability
- Lead efforts to improve monitoring, logging, and signaling capabilities, enabling proactive problem detection and resolution
- Architect and develop highly scalable, available, and reliable DevOps tools, including CI/CD, build and artifact delivery, source control, code review, and validation, setting best practices for the team
- Foster strong partnerships with other IT teams to ensure a seamless and high-quality setup for all team members, tools, and pipelines
- Design and implement solutions using microservices or monolithic deployments, based on the specific requirements and constraints of each project
- Strategically leverage both commercial and open source tools/software to drive business impact while finding innovative ways to optimize costs
- Create well-documented services and tools that can be easily operationalized and maintained by the team
- Continuously evaluate and recommend new technologies, working with leadership to prioritize deployment in alignment with business requirements and long-term goals
- Effectively communicate project timelines, service dependencies, resource constraints, and progress to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment across the organization
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
Our take
Snap Inc. is the social-media company behind Snapchat, a mobile app launched in 2011 that prioritises visual and emotive communication over traditional texting. Born from a desire to share real-time moments with authenticity, the app now boasts a massive global reach with daily active users surpassing 460M and monthly active users well beyond 900M.
After rejecting a billion-dollar acquisition offer from MEta Platforms (then Facebook) in 2023, Snapchat entered into a long-term rivalry with Meta's apps (most notably Instagram). Despite the competition, Snap has carved out a distinct place in the social-media landscape by innovating features such as the "Discover" tab, augmented-reality (AR) lenses, in-app gaming, paid subscriptions via Snapchat+, and robust ad-monetisation options.
Snap has yet to post a full-year profit since going public in 2017, but the company is clearly making progress. In Q1 2025 the net loss was narrowed to roughly $140M, down from $305M the year before, and revenue rose 14% to $1.36B. Advertising revenue remains periodic and macro-factors still pose headwinds, yet Snaps enduring popularity and its expanding product mix suggest that further success appears likely.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
- Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
- Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
- Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
- For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
- Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
- Business Travel Insurance
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Well-being reimbursement
- Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
- 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
- Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
- Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
- 12 paid holidays per year
- 15 sick and safe days per year
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
- Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
- Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega backdoor option!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
- Health Savings Account with employer contributions
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programs
- Snap exclusive discounts and perks
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a BS in Product Design.
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