Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Snyk is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Runtime Insights Team. In this role, the engineer will be at the forefront of building the future of application security. The Senior Software Engineer will develop innovative solutions for capturing and analyzing runtime data to provide developers and security teams with enhanced context for vulnerability prioritization and remediation. This role involves close collaboration with product managers, designers, and engineers across Snyk.

• Building Snyk’s runtime capabilities.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining systems to capture and process runtime data.
• Analyzing, designing and implementing high-quality solutions.
• Supporting customers by resolving bugs and customer support escalations.
• Designing solutions to problems which typically require multiple engineers to implement.
• Providing mentorship to more junior engineers.

• At least 5 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.
• Experience in large-scale software systems design.
• Proficiency in at least one of our core programming languages (Go, TypeScript).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker and containerization, cloud providers), language runtimes and networking.
• Knowledge of different language ecosystems.
• Experience in building highly reliable, scalable microservice back-ends for web APIs or applications, or other types of large-scale, high reliability systems.
• Demonstrable skill in effective software testing.
• Strong commitment to code quality.
• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
• Able to work collaboratively, be curious and have a growth mindset.
• Ability to lift the performance of a team through coaching and mentoring of more junior engineers.

• 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