Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development, helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows, making it easy to find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud.

Our mission is to empower every developer to innovate securely in the AI era — boosting productivity while reducing business risk. We’re not your average security company - we build Snyk on One Team, Care Deeply, Customer Centric, and Forward Thinking.

It’s how we stay driven, supportive, and always one step ahead as AI reshapes our world.

Why this role?

As a Staff Engineer on the Guardrails team, you will provide technical leadership for the group responsible for Snyk’s high-leverage Policy Engine and approval workflows. You will fundamentally improve our group product and technical strategy, ensuring our logic layer—which governs how risk is accepted or blocked—scales to meet the needs of the AI era.

You will be a driving force behind our massive architectural evolution, moving legacy services into a high-scale, event-driven data pipeline. This role is about more than just code; it’s about breaking down ambiguous design choices and fostering an environment of collaboration and mentorship.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Technical Leadership: Proactively identify and design improvements to the system for near-term and long-term strategic innovation.
• Architectural Evolution: Lead the migration of policy logic into a high-scale, event-driven architecture capable of enriching millions of security findings in real-time.
• Solve Ambiguity: Understand, break down, and tackle complex design choices, such as high-scale identity and persistence challenges.
• Champion Growth: Mentor team members to improve their technical skills and drive the adoption of industry best practices across the group.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with scanning engines, data platforms, and developer tooling teams to ensure governance logic is unified across the development lifecycle.
• Hands-on Contribution: Actively engage in coding while ensuring internal SLOs for our service architecture are met.
  
  

What You Bring

• At least 10 years’ experience in software engineering, with expertise in TypeScript and/or Go.
• Experience driving experimentation with new technologies, and ability to drive improvements to stability, performance, and security across multiple teams.
• A collaborative mindset, and history of building trust between teammates and stakeholders to resolve complex conflicts between groups.
• A deep understanding of developer workflows and a passion for boosting productivity while reducing business risk.
  
  

It’d Be Awesome If You Also…

• Have hands-on experience building modern security tools.
• Contribute to open-source or developer communities.
• Love solving complex problems with a collaborative team.
  
  

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