Engineering Manager - Data Platform at Snowflake

Bellevue, Washington, United States

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$222,000 – $339,300Compensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, DataIndustries

Requirements

7+ years industry experience designing and building distributed data systems, especially with a focus in database systems internals
3+ years of software engineering management experience
A track record of recruiting, leading, and growing high performing technical teams in a demanding talent market
Experience building enterprise grade software - reliable, secure, and trustworthy platforms and distributed systems at large scale
Excellent problem solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
Proven experience with authoring roadmap documents, project plans and RCAs
Fluency in Java or C++
Ability to work in a globally distributed team, collaborate well across disciplines, and mentor junior engineers
Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Outstanding written and oral English language skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Strong technical foundation with distributed systems
Prior experience leading and growing engineering teams
Strong critical thinking, clear communication, and strong decision making skills

Responsibilities

Set the strategic vision for your team and be accountable for team plans and deliverables
Drive team projects from idea formulation, through design and implementation collaborating with partner teams
Be able to shift resources across areas and projects to achieve execution goals and to respond to lessons from customer and production issues
Provide strong technical leadership to the team with a focus on quality, performance, and scale
Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while also promoting practical decision-making
Grow and build a strong, healthy, and diverse team by participating in all steps of the recruiting process from sourcing to closing
Be responsible for the career development of your reports, providing continuous mentorship and coaching
Lead and expand a talented team working on data streaming, data ingestion & data transformation

Skills

Snowflake

Data Streaming

Snowpipe Streaming

Dynamic Tables

Iceberg

Data Pipelines

Orchestration

Self-Healing Infrastructure

Security

Privacy

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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