AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - METADATA, YOU WILL:
Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem solving skills.
Build the next generation of metadata systems that include micro-partition metadata management, transactions, DDL/DML logs, replication framework, data movement service, etc.
Have the opportunity to work on various background services that power Snowflake's proprietary multi-level metadata system to support fast compilation and query optimization.
Design, develop, and support a highly-parallel and fault-tolerant database system comprising many technologies
Design and implement critical high-performance systems to handle the ever growing request rate of our database
Analyze and understand performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them
Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding availability and performance.
Work closely with teams to drive the next generation of metadata framework to better support Snowflake features like ML/AI.
OUR IDEAL SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL HAVE:
5+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production.
Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc. Fluency in C++ or Java (or other similar procedural object-oriented language) is preferred.
Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions.
Knowledge of database internals is a big plus.
BS in Computer Science; Masters or PhD Preferred
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
The estimated base salary range for this role is $187,000 - $276,000.
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.