Staff Software Engineer

Why this role?

As a Staff Software Engineer you’ll play a key role in shaping how modern organizations build and secure software at scale. You’ll join a collaborative forward-thinking team and help drive our mission to embed security into every part of the AI-native development lifecycle. As a part of our teams you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact on a wide range of projects from mastering existing services to building new cutting-edge features. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our products and the security of millions of developers worldwide. 

• Lead the design and implementation of highly reliable large-scale solutions to our most complex technical problems.
• Drive consensus with peers and senior leads to define and implement solutions for large-scale engineering challenges.
• Take end-to-end ownership for critical efforts acting as a technical lead to deliver broad cross-functional projects.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers helping to grow the next generation of technical leaders at Snyk.
• Communicate regularly and effectively to ensure alignment with team peers and senior leadership.

• You have at least 10 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.
• You have experience in large-scale software systems design with a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals.
• You are proficient in at least one of our core programming languages (Go TypeScript) with a willingness to learn new technologies.
• You have a strong commitment to code quality and the value of giving and receiving feedback through code reviews.
• You are a highly effective communicator able to work collaboratively be curious and have a growth mindset.

• Have a proven track record of leading projects and inspiring engineering teams to achieve results.
• Have hands-on experience with Kubernetes or major cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure).
• Contribute to open-source projects and share your knowledge with the developer community.
• Embrace the cloud-native world and have experience with Docker.
• Love solving complex technical problems and finding solutions where others see roadblocks.
   

Annual Base Salary Range: $200000 – $245000 USD
Snyk is committed to equal pay for equal work and carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors. Actual compensation may vary based on prior experience skills location internal equity and other job-related factors. Depending on role eligibility your offer may also include bonus/commission and/or equity incentive awards. Our Total Rewards program includes but is not limited to a 401(k) retirement plan paid time off and health dental and vision insurance.
 

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We care deeply about the warm inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health wellness financial security and a work/life blend we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

- Prioritize health wellness financial security and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

- Flexible working hours work-from home allowances in-office perks and time off for learning and self development

- Generous vacation and wellness time off country-specific holidays and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers

- Health benefits employee assistance plans and annual wellness allowance

- Country-specific life insurance disability benefits and retirement/pension programs plus mobile phone and education allowances

What We Do

Snyk the leader in secure AI software development empowers organizations to build fast and stay secure by unleashing developer productivity and reducing business risk. The company’s AI Trust Platform seamlessly integrates into developer and security workflows to accelerate secure software delivery in the AI Era. Snyk delivers trusted actionable insights and automated remediation enabling modern organizations to innovate without limits. Snyk is redefining secure AI-driven software delivery for over 4500 customers worldwide today.

Why Work With Us

Every team member at Snyk contributes to our vision for a more secure digital world. No matter where we are in the world we operate as one team and work together to shape the future of application security. We take immense pride in the diversity of our people cultures and experiences.

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