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
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
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
The estimated base salary range for this role is $214,000 - $327,750.
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.