Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

We're hiring talented Senior Software Engineers to join us! The position will work directly with our engineering team in San Mateo, CA to evolve our elastic, large scale, high-performance computing environment. We need strong engineers who can pick up and understand complex technical areas quickly and who are enthusiastic about building new technologies! This role has the potential to work in a variety of product areas, including making contributions to open source big data projects.

AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:

Design and develop features, understand customer requirements, and meet business goals

Build highly reliable software to meet the needs of the largest customers

Enhance the programmability surface of Snowflake and improve the experience of the data developer

Contribute to big data open source projects to add connectivity and support for Snowflake

Analyze fault-tolerance and high availability issues, performance and scale challenges, and solve them

Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability, and performance

OUR IDEAL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:

7+ years industry experience designing and building distributed systems, database systems, compilers, or other enterprise cloud data platforms

Experience building enterprise grade, reliable and trustworthy software or services

Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills

Fluency in Java and/or C++

Ability to work in a team environment, collaborate well, and mentor junior engineers

Ability to work on-site in our downtown Bellevue office

Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

SQL and/or other database technologies including internal implementations

Data warehouse architecture, design, and experience working with large-scale data processing solutions

ASF open source projects, ideally from the big-data/Hadoop ecosystem

Implementation testing, debugging, documentation, query compilation, compiler design and implementation

Cloud infrastructure, AWS in particular

Delivering compelling experiences in SaaS or web-based solutions

Implementing multi-tenant systems, with focus on isolation and security

Designing and implementing systems for public or private clouds

WHY JOIN THE ENGINEERING TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE? 

As a member of our team, you will:

Build an industry-leading data management system that customers love

Solve challenging technical problems related to security, parallel and distributed systems, programming, resource management, large-scale system maintenance, and more!

Learn about and contribute to the most robust and secure enterprise SaaS platform that services hundreds of customers and millions of complex queries daily

Learn about and contribute to a highly-scalable and reliable data processing platform that runs on hundreds and thousands of machines

Join a world-class team of both industry veterans and rising stars

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role: The estimated base salary range for this role is .Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?