Software Engineer, Backend, 7+ Years of Experience

Software Engineer, Backend, 7+ Years of Experience

Apply locations: Toronto, Canada

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 6 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: R0035046

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 Company’s three core products are Snapchat , a visual messaging app; Lens Studio , an augmented reality platform; 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. We’re 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.

You’ll play a significant role in building and shaping the future of Bitmoji, and a leader who mentors and coaches others.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join the Bitmoji team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and operate our most critical and scalable services - ranging from user identity services, friend graph, and our core persistence layer.
• Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products.
• 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.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with backend services or distributed systems.
• Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale.
• Ability to independently execute on medium sized features, taking a few weeks and multiple PRs to complete.
• Understanding of the operational aspects of your system and may participate in incident or hotfix investigation and resolution.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Large-scale microservices and distributed systems.
• Cloud computing and storage systems.
• Infrastructure and large-scale system design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Java, and/or Golang.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Google/AWS services.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please provide us some information .

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.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!