Snowflake PRINCIPAL SECURITY ENGINEER 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

103980812

• You have lead an application security program before, and have a clear vision for how you would make it better
• You have expert experience with threat modeling, and secure architecture
• You have a proven ability to grow and manage a small team and produce results
• You have empathy for the developer experience; we don't tell them what not to do, we tell them how to do it safely
• You can learn and find bugs in any language, specifically Java, C++, JavaScript, Go, and Python
• You have expert knowledge of security testing tools and techniques
• You are a strong communicator who is comfortable working cross-functionally, with a track record of delivering results

• Ability to design and write program/design specifications for self and others
• Self-starting and independent. Able to manage and drive projects to completion based on designed specifications
• Able to work across team boundaries, reach consensus amongst disparate view points, and graciously receive feedback
• Ability to develop threat models and review design documents from the security perspective
• Ability to lead with data and scalable solutions in everything you do
• Experience with designing and implementing distributed software systems with robust APIs (gRPC, REST, etc)

• Experience with production service development in Go
• Ability to write, debug and optimize SQL queries
• Understanding and properly applying software algorithms and data structures
• Experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-code (terraform, pulumi, etc)
• Experience with building scalable and concurrent web applications

• We are a forward thinking team that likes to challenge the status quo, and are unafraid to be creative in our approaches to scaling security
• Security is paramount to Snowflake customers, and we’re determined to hold ourselves to the highest standards
• We pride ourselves on attracting a team with diverse backgrounds and skills

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $235,000 - $368,000.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.