Engineering Manager – Developer Productivity at Snowflake

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Snowflake Logo
$222,000 – $339,200Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud ComputingIndustries

Requirements

  • Strong passion for making developers highly productive
  • 3+ years of software engineering management experience
  • 10+ years industry experience designing and building distributed data systems
  • A track record of leading distributed technical teams
  • Proven experience with authoring roadmap documents, project plans and RCAs
  • Experience working with modern distributed build systems, IDEs and cloud-based developer environments
  • Excellent problem solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
  • Fluency in Java, C++, Python or Go
  • Ability to work in a team environment, collaborate well, and mentor junior engineers
  • A strategic mindset and strong sense of what to prioritize for maximum impact
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Outstanding written and oral English language skills
  • Ability to work on-site at our Bellevue, WA office

Responsibilities

  • Lead and expand our distributed engineering team
  • Evolve developer infrastructure and tooling to be elastic, large-scale, and highly performant with simplicity at its core
  • Help Snowflake realize its mission and vision of becoming the premier Data Cloud by accelerating the delivery of high quality software to production
  • Drive clarity on strategy and partner with product managers to chart quarterly and long-term roadmaps for the team
  • Ensure the team executes towards serving current customer needs while staying ahead of technological trends and future demands

Skills

Java
C++
Python
Go
Distributed Systems
Data Structures
Algorithms
Build Systems
IDEs
Cloud Developer Environments

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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