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.
Software Engineer - Code Analysis
(Zurich, Switzerland)
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.
Our Opportunity:
We’re looking for a collaborative Software Engineer to drive the evolution of the backend engine powering Snyk Code, our market-leading Static Application Security Testing (SAST) product. This engine sits at the rare intersection of advanced program analysis, AI, and massive-scale data processing, analyzing billions of source files daily across 15+ languages. You will play a key role in ensuring secure code for millions of developers by building a system that is fast and accurate.
You’ll spend your time:
Architecting high-performance algorithms and representations to analyze millions of lines of code in seconds.
Advancing program analysis methods to extract sophisticated graph-based representations from diverse source languages.
Optimizing, scaling and managing the distributed systems that power our SaaS platform, ensuring high reliability, low latency and ever improving accuracy for our global users.
Participating in architectural discussions and elevating code quality through peer reviews and collaborative technical planning.
You should apply if you:
Have professional experience building high-performance systems in C++ and are comfortable in a Linux environment.
Are a mid-level professional with 3+ years of experience who can independently own features from concept to production.
Are driven by complexity—you enjoy profiling and optimizing highly-parallel, highly-reliable software systems.
Value sustainable engineering practices, seeing documentation and automated testing as key to long-term impact.
Are comfortable with a hybrid working environment, collaborating onsite at least 3 days weekly in our Zurich office (adjacent to Zurich HB station).
We’d especially love to hear from you if you:
Have a background in Program Analysis, Compilers or Formal Methods (MSc, PhD or relevant professional experience).
Have passion for programming languages; both theory and practice, and how they differ syntactically and semantically.
Have interest or experience in security and vulnerability-detection.
Have experience with Datalog, Graph Databases, or logic programming.
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
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What We Do
Snyk, the leader in secure AI software development, empowers organizations to build fast and stay secure by unleashing developer productivity and reducing business risk. The company’s AI Trust Platform seamlessly integrates into developer and security workflows to accelerate secure software delivery in the AI Era. Snyk delivers trusted, actionable insights and automated remediation, enabling modern organizations to innovate without limits. Snyk is redefining secure AI-driven software delivery for over 4,500 customers worldwide today.
Why Work With Us
Every team member at Snyk contributes to our vision for a more secure digital world. No matter where we are in the world, we operate as one team and work together to shape the future of application security. We take immense pride in the diversity of our people, cultures, and experiences.
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