Snowflake

Software Engineer

McLean, Virginia, United States

$157,000 – $230,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
AI Data Cloud, Public SectorIndustries

Job Description

Position Overview

  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $157K - $230K
  • Company: Snowflake

Join the Snowflake team and build the future of the AI Data Cloud. This role focuses on supporting Snowflake deployments in public sectors across various countries and industry verticals, emphasizing compliance, security, and auditability. You'll be responsible for leading key areas and collaborating with multiple engineering groups within the Public Sector team. A deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, privacy, governance, compliance controls, data security, and data residency is crucial for success.

Requirements

  • Experience: 6+ years of industry experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production.
  • Recent Experience: Recent experience deploying at public sector customers.
  • Knowledge: Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, Terraform, Pulumi, etc.
  • Database Experience: Experience with database systems and database internals.
  • Cloud Hosting: Experience with cloud-based hosting platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Skills: Strong fundamentals in computer science skills.
  • Programming Skills: In-depth development skills in Java, C++, Golang, or Python.
  • Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related degree. M.S. in a related field is a plus.
  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Customer Collaboration: Work directly with customers to quickly understand their greatest problems and design and implement solutions.
  • Deployment & Maintenance: Deploy and maintain availability of cloud Linux servers and Kubernetes clusters that power the Snowflake platform in sensitive (sometimes air-gapped) production environments.
  • Software Delivery: Implement software delivery pipelines that support continuous delivery and automatic compliance in sensitive runtime environments.
  • Operational Readiness: Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet customer commitments regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product teams on requirements and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for deploying software into air-gapped environments.
  • Troubleshooting: Identify, troubleshoot, and solve network and systems issues.
  • Automation: Script to automate away routine operational tasks.

Application Instructions

  • For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: https://careers.snowflake.com

Skills

distributed systems
cloud infrastructure
Terraform
Pulumi
database internals
AWS
Azure
GCP
Java
C++
Golang
Python
Kubernetes
Linux
data structures
storage systems
privacy
governance
compliance controls
data security
data residency

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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