Security Engineer Level 4

Security Engineer Level 4 at Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology company dedicated to improving how people live and communicate through the camera. They empower self-expression, living in the moment, learning, and having fun together with products like Snapchat, Lens Studio, and Spectacles.

The Snap Security teams are crucial for protecting the trust and safety of their global community by securing the systems and data that power Snapchat. They prioritize security and resilience, moving fast with precision and privacy at the forefront.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments.
• Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance.
• Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies.
• Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate the organization’s overall security maturity.
• Mentor and influence other engineers through technical leadership and collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong technical background in security engineering principles, secure system design, and threat mitigation techniques.
• Experience with security tooling including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills.
• Security advocacy skills: ability to help others raise security awareness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience.
• 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s security related experience; OR Master’s degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad security related experience; OR PhD in a relevant technical field.
• Expertise in one of the following domains: infrastructure security, enterprise security, access management, application security, detection and response, or spam and abuse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience securing complex distributed systems and/or enterprise-scale infrastructure.
• Strong programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design.
• Strong intellectual curiosity, self-motivated to keep up with the latest technology in the security domain.

Key skills/competency

• Security Engineering
• Threat Modeling
• Vulnerability Management
• Cloud Security
• Incident Response
• Automation
• Secure System Design
• Application Security
• Identity Management
• Network Security