Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5 – Ads Delivery

SNAP/SNAP

Backend Engineer designing and implementing ads delivery infrastructure for Snap's innovative products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable and resilient ad serving solutions.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeBellevue • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $209,000 - $313,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsJavaKubernetesNoSQLPythonRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and operate our ads delivery infrastructure and services.
Own critical serving-time systems and business logic that enable reliable, scalable, and efficient ad delivery.
Partner closely with Product, Data Science, ML, and Infrastructure teams to translate product vision into scalable technical solutions, driving end-to-end execution from concept to launch and ongoing optimization.
Design, test, debug, and maintain high-quality production systems, leveraging observability, experimentation, and automation to ensure robust and resilient services.
Champion best practices in distributed systems, availability, scalability, operational excellence, security, and infrastructure efficiency while helping evolve the long-term architecture of the ads delivery platform.
Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
6+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 5+ year of post-grad software development experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field + 2+ years of post-grad software development experience
Experience with distributed systems
Experience with Java, C++, and/or Python
Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at significant scale
Experience with NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Kubernetes, or Google/AWS services
Ability to collaborate and work well with others
Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.
Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid parental leave
comprehensive medical coverage
emotional and mental health support programs
compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaC++Pythondistributed systemsNoSQLMemcacheRedisKubernetesAI toolssoftware development

Soft Skills

collaborationadaptabilitycritical judgment

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhD