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The ad says“Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration”
The ad says“This role is for a backend engineer focused on Service & Compute Infrastructure, with the opportunity to shape the architecture and technical direction of one of Snap’s most critical platforms”
The ad says“Experience with Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar backend languages”
The ad says“Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration”
The ad says“Experience with Kubernetes, containerized systems, developer platforms, or internal infrastructure tooling”
The ad says“This is an exciting opportunity to define how Snap’s Service Infrastructure evolves to meet the demands of an AI-first world. If you’re passionate about large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure, we would love to hear from you. Learn more about our work in this blog post”
The ad says“Experience with Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar backend languages”
The ad says“Drive best practices in service reliability, observability, incident response, system performance, and cost efficiency across mission-critical infrastructure”
The ad says“Experience with Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar backend languages”
The ad says“Experience with Kubernetes, containerized systems, developer platforms, or internal infrastructure tooling”
The ad says“Lead the technical direction for Snap’s Service Infrastructure platform, defining multi-quarter and multi-year roadmaps across areas such as service mesh, compute, observability, and adjacent platform capabilities”
The ad says“Experience with Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar backend languages”
The ad says“Lead the technical direction for Snap’s Service Infrastructure platform, defining multi-quarter and multi-year roadmaps across areas such as service mesh, compute, observability, and adjacent platform capabilities”
The ad says“Drive best practices in service reliability, observability, incident response, system performance, and cost efficiency across mission-critical infrastructure”
The ad says“Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration”
The ad says“Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration”
The ad says“Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration”

We are looking for an L6 Staff Tech Lead to join our team responsible for building, managing, and scaling the critical Service Infrastructure that powers Snap’s entire backend. We don’t just host microservices, we build the platform that handles provisioning, lifecycle management, scaling, CI/CD, and operations for Snap’s most critical workloads
Our systems are widely adopted across the company and power products including Stories, Messaging, Content Feed, Growth, Ads, ML Platform, Maps, and Media Delivery etc. at internet scale
This role is for a backend engineer focused on Service & Compute Infrastructure, with the opportunity to shape the architecture and technical direction of one of Snap’s most critical platforms
This is an exciting opportunity to define how Snap’s Service Infrastructure evolves to meet the demands of an AI-first world. If you’re passionate about large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure, we would love to hear from you. Learn more about our work in this blog post
Lead the technical direction for Snap’s Service Infrastructure platform, defining multi-quarter and multi-year roadmaps across areas such as service mesh, compute, observability, and adjacent platform capabilities
Design, build, and operate foundational backend infrastructure that powers critical services across Snap with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence
Act as a hands-on Staff-level tech lead, driving ambiguous and high-impact technical initiatives from concept through architecture, implementation, rollout, and iteration
Partner closely with engineers and leaders across infrastructure and product teams to align on technical direction, priorities, trade-offs, and long-term platform investments
Improve the developer and operator experience for teams building on Snap’s backend platform by creating durable systems, abstractions, and mechanisms that raise engineering velocity and quality at scale
Drive best practices in service reliability, observability, incident response, system performance, and cost efficiency across mission-critical infrastructure
Mentor and uplevel other engineers, provide technical leadership across team boundaries, and help resolve complex technical conflicts to move the organization forward
Help shape how Snap’s infrastructure evolves for an AI-first future, including identifying opportunities where AI can improve platform quality, developer productivity, or operational workflows in a responsible and scalable way

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
Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
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
15 sick and safe days per year
12 paid holidays 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!

Preferred experience

Proven track record of owning highly available, mission-critical systems, including operational readiness, incident response, and systemic improvements
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives over multiple quarters while balancing architectural quality, reliability, and delivery velocity
Strong technical leadership skills, with the ability to set vision, ideate high-impact projects, and translate strategy into executable roadmaps
Deep experience designing, building, and operating backend services or distributed systems at significant scale
Ability to mentor, unblock, and elevate other engineers while creating structures and mechanisms that make teams more effective over time
Strong judgment in making technical trade-offs and prioritizing the right long-term platform investments for a large engineering organization
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence engineers and leaders across Senior Manager- or Director-level organizations
Familiarity with responsible use of emerging AI technologies to improve engineering quality, alignment, and innovation at scale
Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving clarity in technically complex problem spaces
Strong foundation in system design, including APIs, service architecture, compute platforms, storage concepts, observability, and workflow orchestration
9+ years of software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field and 8+ years of software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field and 5+ years of software development experience
Experience building and operating backend systems or distributed systems in production environments
Experience leading architecture or platform direction beyond an individual team, with demonstrated influence across stakeholders and partner teams
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience a technical lead, domain expert, or owner of complex technical initiatives
Experience with service infrastructure domains such as service mesh, compute platforms, observability, or related backend platform systems
Experience with large-scale microservices, cloud infrastructure, storage systems, or platform architecture
Experience with Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar backend languages
Experience with Kubernetes, containerized systems, developer platforms, or internal infrastructure tooling
Experience driving long-term technical strategy for a platform or infrastructure area
Track record of delivering large-scale, high-impact technical work across team boundaries
Experience applying AI to infrastructure, developer tooling, platform quality, or engineering productivity is a plus