Manager, Security Engineering

SNAP/SNAP

Security Engineering Manager at Snap, designing and building scalable security solutions across applications and infrastructure. Leading high-impact security initiatives aligned with business goals.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $251,000 - $377,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build scalable security solutions across applications, infrastructure, and enterprise systems.
Partner with engineering, product, and IT teams to embed security into architecture, development, and operational workflows.
Lead high-impact security initiatives from design through deployment, ensuring systems are resilient and aligned with business goals.
Drive incident response and strengthen detection, investigation, and remediation capabilities.
Provide technical leadership in secure design, threat modeling, and risk reduction best practices.
Define and execute the security roadmap, continuously improving controls, tooling, and overall security posture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field such as computer science, engineering or equivalent years of experience
8+ years of post-bachelor’s industry experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ years of post-grad security experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4 years of post-grad security experience
1+ year(s) of technical leadership or engineering management experience
Expertise in software engineering, with proficiency in programming languages such as Golang and Python

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

Software EngineeringThreat ModelingRisk ReductionSecurity Roadmap ExecutionSecurity Controls Improvement

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication