Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Snowflake's founders started from scratch and designed a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. They engineered Snowflake to power the Data Cloud, where thousands of organizations unlock the value of their data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance.
$187,000 - $276,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5+ years of experience

Description For Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.

There is only one Data Cloud. Snowflake's founders started from scratch and designed a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. But it didn't stop there. They engineered Snowflake to power the Data Cloud, where thousands of organizations unlock the value of their data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. This is our vision: a world with endless insights to tackle the challenges and opportunities of today and reveal the possibilities of tomorrow.

We are investing in initiatives across multiple engineering areas that include: Data Governance, Data Privacy, Database Security, Trust Center, Clean Rooms, Marketplace: Foundation, Monetization, Billing & Payments, and Growth.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

  • Design and build features, and/or distributed platforms at scale.
  • Drive impactful initiatives for the globally distributed infrastructure
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, other engineering teams, and business groups, to drive end-to-end solutions

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • 5+ years industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems in production.
  • Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills.
  • Fluency in Java, C++, or Python, and SQL
  • Deep multi-faceted appreciation in building end-to-end customer facing products.
  • Knowledge of algorithms and data structures. Familiarity with database internals or data governance, and/or payment systems is a huge plus.
  • Experience in customer-facing product development and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Backend

  • Design and build features, and/or distributed platforms at scale
  • Drive impactful initiatives for the globally distributed infrastructure
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, other engineering teams, and business groups, to drive end-to-end solutions

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Java
Python
  • 5+ years industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems in production
  • Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills
  • Fluency in Java, C++, or Python, and SQL
  • Deep multi-faceted appreciation in building end-to-end customer facing products
  • Knowledge of algorithms and data structures
  • Experience in customer-facing product development and collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Flexible spending & health savings account
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Employee assistance program

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