Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure Engineering

Snowflake

Bellevue, WA

Full Time

Senior

157k-230k

2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team. Snowflake customers run more than 3.9 billion queries and 515 million data workloads each day. To support this workload, our globally deployed infrastructure spans multiple cloud providers and manages hundreds of thousands of VMs. Join the Snowflake team to build the Data Cloud Platform at an exceptional scale. We are hiring talented Software Engineers for our Platform Infrastructure Engineering team to build a world class Configuration Management and feature flagging platform. The team’s vision is to empower every engineering team at Snowflake to ship confidently, experiment fearlessly, and innovate responsibly through a robust, observable, and secure configuration management and feature flagging platform.

Key Responsibilities

Build a deep understanding of Snowflake's infrastructure and services.
Demonstrate both infrastructure and software engineering expertise by contributing to the team charter to build and operate highly scalable, resilient, and performant infrastructure.
Work on large and complex projects that build frameworks, platforms, tools, and automation which will serve and enable the various other engineering teams at Snowflake.
Build intuitive and resilient APIs and libraries for other developers as well as Snowflake customers.
Evangelize and drive adoption of the Platform & Framework built by the team to meet business goals.
Support junior team members, contribute with excellent code quality, documentation, and software development best practices.

Requirements

BS/CS, MS/CS, or equivalent.
At least 5+ years of experience in software development (SaaS experience preferred).
Strong software engineering fundamentals, coding skills, and knowledge of software development best practices.
Strong bias towards action and not afraid to take up manual and operational tasks to get things done.
Strong sense of ownership and desire to build great tools & frameworks for other engineers.
Fluent in one or more languages (Golang, Java, Python, C++).
Tremendous attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems.
Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
A strong work ethic, ability to self-manage and drive project success, and a passion for problem-solving.
Motivated by solving problems & delivering solutions, not by the tools, novelty, or glamour of the challenge.
Comfortable with projects that begin with incomplete information or ambiguity.

Nice to Have

Experience with SaaS platforms.
Experience working on large-scale infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

Educational background in BS/CS, MS/CS, or equivalent.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary range of $157,000 - $230,000 plus bonus and equity plan.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Flexible spending & health savings account.
At least 12 paid holidays and paid time off.
Parental leave.
Employee assistance program.
Other company benefits.

Working at Snowflake

Snowflake is growing fast and scaling its team to help enable and accelerate growth. The company values sharing common values, challenging ordinary thinking, and pushing the pace of innovation while building a future for both employees and Snowflake. Employees are expected to follow confidentiality and security standards, especially regarding sensitive data, and to abide by the company's data security plan.

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