Software Engineer

Our Opportunity

As a Software Engineer at Snyk, you'll be at the forefront of building the future of application security. You’ll be challenged to create high-performance, reliable, and scalable services while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about crafting exceptional software and solving complex problems.

As a part of our Developer Experience team you’ll work on a variety of projects, from mastering existing services to building new features. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our product and the security of millions of developers worldwide.

You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Analyzing, designing and implementing high-quality solutions to problems with well-tested, maintainable code.
• Building systems with the long-term in mind, focusing on good design, robust testing, and sustainability from the perspective of cost and scale.
• Supporting our customers by resolving bugs and customer support escalations.
• Communicating thoughtfully, kindly and clearly, both verbally and in the written form.
• Owning decisions throughout the technical process while working directly with other teams or functions across technical and non-technical domains.
• Playing an active part in a Snyk engineering team by working collaboratively with others. Ask questions to learn from others and improve existing skills.

What You’ll Need:

• At least 2 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.
• Experience in 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 back-ends for web APIs or applications, or other types of large-scale, 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.
• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.

We’d be Lucky if You:

• Able to work collaboratively, are curious and have a growth mindset.
• Feed off complex technical problems and find solutions where others see roadblocks.
• Embrace challenges and learn from them.

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