Senior Software Engineer, Snowflake

$200-287.5k

+ Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan

AWS

GCP

Scala

Java

C++

Azure

Snowflake

Parquet

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)

AI Data Cloud for data sharing and app building

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AI Data Cloud for data sharing and app building

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceData storageEnterpriseAnalyticsMachine LearningSaaSData AnalysisCloud ComputingData Sharing

Be an early applicant

$200-287.5k

+ Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan

AWS

GCP

Scala

Java

C++

Azure

Snowflake

Parquet

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceData storageEnterpriseAnalyticsMachine LearningSaaSData AnalysisCloud ComputingData Sharing

Company mission

On a mission to mobilize the world's data.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production
Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, or C++ with an emphasis on performance and reliability
Deep understanding of distributed transaction processing, concurrency control, and high-performance query engines
Experience with open-source data lake formats (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Delta) and the challenges associated with multi-engine interoperability
Experience building cloud-native services and working with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP
A passion for open-source software and community engagement, particularly in the data ecosystem
Familiarity with data governance, security, and access control models in distributed data systems
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience

What the job involves

The Sharing Foundation team builds software that connects customers via data and provides customers access to the Data Cloud
The team builds the revolutionary Data Sharing technology and Snowflake Data Marketplace infrastructure
Lead highly impactful initiatives around Snowflake Data Sharing and Snowflake Data Marketplace
Innovate and build highly secured and reliable software to allow customers to be data-driven
Architect and build systems that integrate open source technologies seamlessly with Snowflake - enabling our customers to build and share massive data lake architectures across platforms and across cloud providers
Collaborate with Snowflake's open-source team and the Apache Iceberg community to contribute new features and enhance the Iceberg REST specification
Design and implement highly available distributed platforms within the global Snowflake
Revolutionize how organizations distribute, consume, and use data as a strategic business asset
Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability and performance

Our take

Developed as a fresh alternative to the archaic systems of data governance and information silos, Snowflake is a frictionless cloud data platform that removes the barriers preventing organisations of all sizes from unleashing the true value of their data.

The company equips organizations with a single, integrated platform that offers the only data warehouse built for the cloud; instant, secure and governed access to their entire network of data; and a core architecture to enable many types of data workloads, including a single platform for developing modern data applications.

Major competitors include Azure, SQL and AWS, and Snowflake has managed to keep ahead of the competition, cementing itself as a global force. Across its 1300+ partners, the company's cloud manages over 250PB of data (with more than 515 million data workloads running every day). Its continued focus on product R&D and partnership expansion have Snowflake well-positioned to manage itself amidst the competition.

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Insights

Top investors

37% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Feb 2020

$479m

LATE VC

Oct 2018

$450m

LATE VC

Total funding: $1.4bn

Company benefits

Comprehensive health insurance plans
Health savings accounts
Robust retirement plans
Life and disability insurance
Weekly online lunch and learns
Virtual workout classes
Ergonomic work-from-home equipment
On-demand mental health and wellness programs
Fertility benefits and family planning resources
Generous time-off and various leave plans
Onsite and Remote Work
Employee discounts and pre-tax selections
New hire equity + Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Quarterly bonus or commission program

Company HQ

Menlo Park, CA

Leadership

Benoit Dageville

(Co-Founder & President of Product)

Benoit, a leading expert in parallel execution and self-tuning databases, founded Snowflake after 10+ years at Oracle as a lead architect. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has 270+ patents.

Thierry Cruanes

(Co-Founder)

Thierry is a leading expert in query optimization and parallel execution. He has a PhD in Computer Science with a focus in Database Systems and is a named inventor on 200+ patents.

Sridhar Ramaswamy

(Chief Executive Officer)

Sridhar joined Snowflake in 2023 via the Neeva acquisition as SVP of AI and later became CEO. He co-founded Neeva and previously led Google’s Ads business, growing it from $1.5B to $100B.

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