Engineering Manager Container Platform, Warsaw at Snowflake

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud ComputingIndustries

Requirements

  • Extensive Software Engineering Experience: 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong preference for backgrounds in distributed systems
  • Proven Engineering Management: 3+ years of demonstrated engineering management experience, specifically within infrastructure or platform teams
  • Track Record of Success: A proven history of scaling teams, successfully delivering complex projects, and fostering strong partnerships
  • Effective Cross-regional Relationship Management: Proven ability to deliver results while working with geographically dispersed teams
  • Cloud Platform Expertise: Experience working with at least one of major cloud service providers, including AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Exceptional Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling clear and effective interactions
  • Quality-Centric Approach: A strong commitment to delivering products with exceptional quality, performance, and security
  • Preferred: Container Orchestration: Hands-on development experience with container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes is a significant advantage

Responsibilities

  • Talent Acquisition & Development: Attract and recruit top-tier engineering talent, and provide mentorship and coaching to foster long-term career growth for team members
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with product, security, and engineering teams across various time zones to translate product requirements into clear and actionable technical roadmaps
  • Performance & Delivery: Define precise success metrics for your assigned technical areas and lead the team to consistently deliver projects that meet or exceed these metrics
  • Strategic Prioritization: Understand and balance competing priorities, making informed decisions that optimize between technical debt resolution and the development of new features
  • Technical Leadership: Actively participate in technical design reviews and significantly influence the technical direction of the team

Skills

Kubernetes
Docker
Container Orchestration
Multi-Cloud
AWS
GCP
Azure
Platform Engineering
Technical Leadership
Engineering Management

Snowflake

Data management and analytics platform

About Snowflake

Snowflake provides a platform called the AI Data Cloud that helps organizations manage and analyze their data. This platform allows users to store and process large amounts of data efficiently, offering services like data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, and data sharing. Snowflake's system works by uniting data from different sources, enabling secure sharing and performing various types of analytics. What sets Snowflake apart from its competitors is its ability to operate seamlessly across multiple public clouds, allowing users to access their data from anywhere. The company's goal is to help businesses leverage their data for better decision-making by providing a flexible subscription-based service that scales according to their needs.

Bellevue, WashingtonHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,341.3MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

We've got your back - We offer comprehensive health insurance plans, health savings accounts, robust retirement plans, and generous life and disability insurance.
A Balanced Lifestyle - All Snowflakes have access to our weekly online lunch and learns, virtual workout classes, and ergonomic work-from-home equipment. We offer on-demand mental health and wellness programs to support our employees and their families.
Your People Matter - Help offset the cost of growing your family with our fertility benefits and family planning resources. Count on our generous time-off and various leave plans for you to rest, refuel, and sustain a great work-life balance.
Global Snowflake Team - No matter where you are in the world, we will get you connected and supported with a work-from-home setup.
Treat Yourself - Personalize your Snowflake benefits by tapping into our employee discounts and pre-tax selections.
Invest In Your Future - Eligible employees enjoy new hire equity, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and a quarterly bonus or commission program.

Risks

Integration challenges from Datavolo acquisition may disrupt operations and customer service.
Increased competition from Mistral AI could challenge Snowflake's market position.
Convertible senior notes pricing may increase financial pressure if market conditions worsen.

Differentiation

Snowflake offers a unified platform for diverse data workloads, unlike traditional solutions.
The AI Data Cloud enables near-unlimited scale and performance for data mobilization.
Snowflake's seamless multi-cloud experience ensures efficient data operations across locations.

Upsides

Acquisition of Datavolo enhances Snowflake's open data integration capabilities.
Investment in Metaplane boosts AI-driven data quality solutions for Snowflake users.
Snowflake Ventures' investment in Hex expands accessibility of data tools to non-technical users.

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