Software Engineer

13 Hours ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer at Snyk, you will be instrumental in shaping how modern organizations build and secure software at scale, contributing to our mission of embedding security into the AI-native development lifecycle. You'll work on mastering existing services and building new, cutting-edge features, directly impacting product success and the security of millions of developers. This role challenges you to create high-performance, reliable, and scalable services while collaborating with cross-functional teams, focusing on crafting exceptional software and solving complex problems.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of commercial software engineering experience
  • Experience in software systems design and fundamental computer science concepts
  • Proficiency in Go, TypeScript, or Python
  • Experience building scalable microservice back-ends, web UIs, CLIs, or platform automation
  • Demonstrable skill in effective software testing
  • Strong commitment to code quality and code reviews
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to changing priorities
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
Good to have:
  • Collaborative, curious, and growth mindset
  • Enjoy solving complex technical problems
  • Embrace challenges and learn from them
Perks:
  • Flexible working hours
  • Work-from-home allowances
  • In-office perks
  • Time off for learning and self-development
  • Generous vacation and wellness time off
  • Country-specific holidays
  • 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
  • Health benefits
  • Employee assistance plans
  • Annual wellness allowance
  • Country-specific life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Retirement/pension programs
  • Mobile phone allowance
  • Education allowances

Job Details

Why this role?

As a 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.

Our Opportunity

As a Software Engineer at Snyk, you'll be at the forefront of building the future of application security. You’ll be challenged to create high-performance, reliable, and scalable services while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about crafting exceptional software and solving complex problems.

You’ll Spend Your Time:

  • Analyzing, designing and implementing high-quality solutions to problems with well-tested, maintainable code.
  • Building systems with the long-term in mind, focusing on good design, robust testing, and sustainability from the perspective of cost and scale.
  • Supporting our customers by resolving bugs and customer support escalations.
  • Communicating thoughtfully, kindly and clearly, both verbally and in the written form.
  • Owning decisions throughout the technical process while working directly with other teams or functions across technical and non-technical domains.
  • Playing an active part in a Snyk engineering team by working collaboratively with others. Ask questions to learn from others and improve existing skills.

What You’ll Need:

  • At least 3 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.
  • Experience in software systems design, and familiarity with fundamental computer science concepts (algorithms, complexity, data structures).
  • Proficiency in at least one of our core programming languages (Go, TypeScript or Python), and a willingness and enthusiasm for learning new languages and technologies.
  • Experience in at least one of:
  • Building highly reliable, scalable microservice back-ends for web APIs or applications, or other types of large-scale, high reliability systems.
  • Building web UIs, CLIs or APIs for use by other engineers.
  • Building infrastructure or platform automation, or observability or release tools.
  • Demonstrable skill in effective software testing.
  • Strong commitment to code quality, and the value of giving and receiving feedback through code reviews.
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity, and respond with agility when requirements and priorities change.
  • Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.

We’d be Lucky if You:

  • Able to work collaboratively, are curious and have a growth mindset.
  • Feed off complex technical problems and find solutions where others see roadblocks.
  • Embrace challenges and learn from them.

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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

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About The Company

Founded in London and Tel Aviv in 2015, we’ve grown to a united global team of more than 1000+ employees. 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. Every team member at Snyk contributes to our vision for a more secure digital world. By combining developer-first tooling and deep cybersecurity intelligence, we deliver solutions that help any developer build securely without slowing down productivity.

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