Staff Software Engineer
Snyk
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.
Snyk | Intelligence Curation Team Tel Aviv, Israel
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. The Intelligence Curation Team owns the system behind Snyk’s Vulnerability Database—the industry’s most trusted source of security intelligence. We build the sophisticated pipelines and AI-driven tools that discover, analyze, and normalize the data that powers every Snyk product.
Our mission is to turn the chaos of the world's security information into structured, actionable intelligence - 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.
Why this role?
As a Staff Engineer on the Intelligence Curation Team, you will provide high-level technical leadership for the group responsible for Snyk’s proprietary security intelligence. You aren’t just building features; you are fundamentally improving our technical strategy, ensuring our "Source of Truth" scales to meet the needs of the AI era.
You will join a team that leans into:
AI curation: We are moving beyond manual data entry into a world where LLMs and autonomous agents assist in the discovery, categorization, and enrichment of global security threats. You’ll be building sophisticated agentic systems driving high quality curation.
Intelligence at scale: We are re-architecting our core pipelines into a high-scale, event-driven ecosystem capable of delivering real-time, high-fidelity security updates to millions of users.
Bridging Human Expertise and Automation: We build the "Intelligence Workstation" that combines the intuition of world-class security analysts with the raw power of automated, machine-learning-driven ingestion engines.
What You’ll Do
Drive technical direction of the team: You will develop a plan to replatform the existing system to cater for the increase in security intelligence. You use product deliverables to work towards a north star architecture in an iterative fashion.
Implement AI workflows: You will be the driving force of integrating AI into our curation workflows, turning manual research into automated, structured intelligence at global scale.
Coaching: You actively mentor and coach peers in improving their technical skills. Together with the EM, you’re building a high-performing team.
Working across disciplines: You partner with various teams such as AI Research, Data Platform, and Scanning Engine teams to ensure our intelligence is unified and seamless across the development lifecycle.
Hands-on: You remain grounded in actual work which will help inform the long-term technical strategy. You are an active part of the team, engaging in pairing with peers, working in code and setting an example for craftsmanship.
What You Bring
Most importantly: You bring a humble, curious, proactive, action-oriented mindset to problem solving and working with people.
Technical foundation: You have 10+ years’ experience in software engineering and a track record of building systems with people.
Execution focus: You master both conceptual work and hands-on. You are comfortable leading efforts from ideation to successful implementation, unlocking impact.
People first: You understand that making others successful is making you successful. You are fluent in debugging “people issues” besides technical issues.
It’d Be Awesome If You Also…
Have hands-on experience building modern security or intelligence tools.
Have experience with knowledge graphs or complex data modeling, particularly in the security domain.
You understand Open Source development and have an opinion on where supply chain attacks, and CVE scanning is headed
#LI-CS1 & #LI-Hybrid
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