Security Engineer, Level 5
Snap Inc. · Bellevue, WA
$209,000–$313,000from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior security engineering role focused on designing and scaling security controls across cloud infrastructure, corporate systems, and abuse detection platforms. The work spans threat modeling, vulnerability remediation, building detection and response tooling, and integrating AI-assisted automation into security workflows. The role also involves guiding cross-functional teams on secure development practices and mentoring peers. Suited to engineers with deep expertise in at least one security domain and 6+ years of relevant experience.
Senior level · 6+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 100 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 40–150
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,481 (middle half $96,915–$170,448). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role spans both deep security engineering (threat modeling, secure design, detection and response, access governance) and substantial software development (designing and shipping scalable services, building protective tooling). 15-1212 Information Security Analysts is the primary classification given the security-domain ownership, but 15-1252 Software Developers is a credible runner-up given the emphasis on building and shipping production-quality code.
Compensation figures shown are for Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) — $209,000–$313,000/yr. Zone B is $199,000–$297,000/yr and Zone C is $178,000–$266,000/yr. The role is also eligible for RSU equity.
The degree requirement allows equivalents: a Master's + 5 years or a PhD + 2 years also satisfy the minimum, but a Bachelor's (or equivalent practical experience) is the stated floor.
The posting lists no specific primary work location city beyond pay-zone geography (CA, WA, NYC for Zone A). Los Angeles is used as the CBSA given Snap's headquarters, but the role could be based in Seattle or New York.
The 'default together' policy requires 4+ days per week in-office, so the role is not remote.
Skills listed under 'Knowledge, Skills & Abilities' (Kubernetes, containers, IAM, CSPM, Zero Trust, threat modeling, AI tools) are treated as hard gates per their placement in the requirements-style section. Programming/software design skills and AI/ML security experience appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked preferred accordingly.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): security engineering.
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