Engineering Managers at Snowflake are expected to have a technical background and will have either prior experience in the domain they are managing, or the talent to learn the area if required. Outside of Engineering-specific decision-making, the bar is high in terms of critical thinking, communication, and sound decision-making. Managers who share a belief in the importance of these non-technical traits alongside the desire to build novel, best-in-class engineering, will excel in our environment.
Responsibilities- Directly manage a talented team of engineers.
- Execute the strategic vision for the SaaS Connectors Team, focusing on performance, quality, and scalability.
- Oversee projects from ideation to deployment, ensuring timely delivery and quality.
- Work collaboratively with other engineering teams and cross-functional units to improve the platform and offer feedback.
- Be a mentor and coach, focused on advancing your team’s skills and career development.
- Prioritize and allocate resources wisely, navigating through both planned projects and unplanned issues.
- Lead initiatives to share knowledge across teams through demos, meetups, and working groups.
- Advocate for best practices in testing, security, and established engineering processes.
Qualifications- 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, preferably in distributed systems.
- 3+ years of proven engineering management experience.
- Excellent project and time management skills
- Proven track record of growing individuals and delivering complex projects.
- Familiarity with Java; flexibility to adapt to new languages as the platform grows.
- Experience with building ETL systems.
- Ability to translate business strategy into action.
- Adept at problem-solving and a guru at troubleshooting.
- Strong focus on quality, performance, and security.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
What You'll Get- A chance to work on complex problems affecting a broad range of customers.
- Lead a dynamic, talented team of engineers who are as passionate about solving problems as you are.
- Opportunities to grow both technically and as a people leader.
- A culture that values innovation, creativity, and individual contributions.