Snyk

Staff Incubation Engineer-3

Switzerland - Zurich Office
Level
Staff
Work type
On-site · Zurich

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 28 October 2026.

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About the role

Unleash AI Innovators, Securely

Software is being rewritten in real time. AI agents are starting to write more code than humans do, at a speed no security team has ever had to match, and that single shift is opening up the biggest opportunity our industry has seen in a decade. We're not bracing for it, we're building the company that owns it.

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Snyk is building the next generation security platform where security isn't a set of tools people operate. It's a team of security agents working alongside your engineers, finding, fixing, and governing risk at the speed software is now built. These agents work alongside both the company build and the agents they adopt. Security stops being a queue of work waiting for people, and becomes a coordinated workforce companies direct and trust.

Staff Incubation Engineer

Snyk | Incubation Accelerator

Why this role?

Snyk’s Incubation Accelerator is seeking a Staff Incubation Engineer to join our innovative team, building transformative products from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to operate with the agility of a startup, while leveraging Snyk’s extensive infrastructure, customer reach, and industry insights.

As a Staff Incubation Engineer, you will be at the forefront of technical innovation, tackling complex engineering challenges to develop a new product. This role demands full-stack development expertise, a strong grasp of system architecture for AI applications, and end-to-end ownership of the product lifecycle, from rapid prototyping to large-scale deployment. You will operate in a lean, agile environment, iterating rapidly on solutions to achieve product-market fit.

What You’ll Do

  • Full-Stack Product Development: Design, develop, and implement scalable, high-performance software solutions from scratch, covering both frontend and backend components.
  • System Architecture & Design: Architect flexible, scalable, and secure systems, ensuring robust, maintainable, and high-quality codebases.
  • Rapid Prototyping & Iteration: Build rapid prototypes to validate ideas, iterate on feedback, and pivot quickly to achieve the best product-market fit.
  • AI Agent Development: Design, develop, and deploy intelligent AI agents and autonomous systems, focusing on their integration into new product offerings.
  • Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability, low latency, and efficient resource utilization.
  • Cloud-Native Deployment: Design and deploy cloud-native applications leveraging modern infrastructure, including containerization and microservices architecture.
  • Agile Development & CI/CD: Operate within a lean, agile environment, utilizing continuous integration and delivery pipelines to accelerate development cycles.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to ensure cohesive product development and alignment with business goals.
  • Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Foster a culture of high ownership, creativity, and technical excellence.

What You Bring

  • Deep experience in AI/ML systems, including deploying intelligent agents using agentic or multi-agent architectures, with foresight for future needs and strategic alignment.
  • Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Golang, NodeJS) and frameworks, applying them to innovative products.
  • Experience with agile and CI/CD, with autonomy to streamline processes for efficient delivery in a fast-paced environment.

It’d Be Awesome If You Also…

  • Are genuinely excited by the prospect of working on early-stage products, engaging directly with customers to rapidly identify, prioritize, and iteratively solve problems to build truly beloved solutions.
  • Thrive in the face of complex, ambiguous technical challenges, consistently finding innovative solutions where others might see roadblocks, and embracing the iterative nature of startup development.
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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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Snyk is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

What this role asks for

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

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73% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Snyk's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Snyk's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering

This role is one of 8 open in Engineering. 6 were posted in the last 30 days, including 2 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

CI/CD (4 of 8), Python (4 of 8), Agile (2 of 8), AWS (2 of 8), GCP (2 of 8), Golang (2 of 8), IAM (2 of 8)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in Switzerland - Zurich Office, first posted 28 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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