Privacy Engineer

Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
 

We’re looking for a Privacy Engineer to join Snap Inc! This role will be based from our Los Angeles, CA headquarters. As a member of the Privacy Engineering team, you will develop next-generation privacy technologies that impact how we collect, use, and share user data. You’ll be collaborating across the company and touch on all stages of the data lifecycle; from privacy-preserving client-side data collection and model training, to differentially-private data releases, and aggregating/data sharing using secure multi-party computing (SMPC) techniques.

What you’ll do:

• Use techniques like differential privacy and cryptography to develop systems that preserve and improve privacy

• Guide the development of industry leading privacy products and features

• Build privacy-preserving systems such as end-to-end encryption, client-side machine learning and SMPC libraries

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ years of relevant work experience in building privacy-preserving systems, differential privacy or SMPC

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: software systems at-scale, differential privacy, or SMPC

• PhD in Privacy/Cryptography/Statistics/ML is strongly preferred

• Experience with C/C++ Or Java Or Python Or R

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid maternity & paternity leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!