Engineering Manager - Database
TimescaleSalary not specified
Full Time
Junior (1 to 2 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud Computing, Data PlatformsIndustries
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience
- Demonstrated track record of successful recruiting and leading technical teams in a competitive talent market
- Rock-solid engineering fundamentals, with query processing experience (compile time and/or execution time) and related database technologies
- Extremely strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to handle complex technical challenges
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of talented engineers in the design, development, and support of Snowflake’s highly-parallel and fault-tolerant database system
- Grow the team by recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new team members in a competitive talent market
- Be responsible for the career development of your reports, providing continuous mentorship, coaching, and guidance
- Lead and participate in technical, design, and product discussions relating to your team
- Translate product requirements into actionable engineering work for your team, reaching out to others for assistance as needed
- Collaborate with other leaders in the Engineering and Product organizations on quarterly planning, staffing, and project schedules, including teams across different time zones
- Effectively shift resources across areas and projects to achieve execution goals and respond to customer feedback and production issues
- Use your strong technical foundation to reliably deliver complex projects while maintaining a high-quality bar
- Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while also promoting practical decision-making
Skills
SQL
Query Optimization
Query Execution
Database Systems
Parallel Processing
Fault Tolerance
Engineering Management
Team Leadership
Recruiting
Mentorship
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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