Engineering Manager (Bedrock)

Snowflake; Bellevue (KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health savings account

Retirement plans

Life and disability insurance

Weekly lunch and learns

Virtual workout classes

Ergonomic work-from-home equipment

On-demand mental health resources

Fertility benefits

Generous time-off

Onsite and Remote Work

Employee discounts

Equity / ESPP

Bonus or commission program

Job summary

Snowflake seeks a senior engineering leader to own the technical strategy and execution for a team responsible for scalable cloud infrastructure and platform reliability.

You will mentor engineers, lead high-impact design reviews, and collaborate with Product Management to translate user needs into clear technical roadmaps. This role offers hybrid work with strong remote options and a path to impact at scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven ability to design and implement large-scale, low-latency systems.
• 3+ years leading lean, mission-critical teams.
• 9+ years building production user-facing systems.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and execution for the team from idea to deployment.
• Provide deep technical oversight through design reviews and architecture discussions.
• Mentor engineers and grow a diverse, high-performing team.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate requirements into technical roadmaps.
• Lead improvements of engineering processes, tooling, and standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

System design

Collaboration

Communication

Hands-on development

Large-scale systems

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

• As part of our team, you’ll dive into a mix of creating features, managing platform infrastructure, and building AI self-serve tools to support the platform and its developer’s needs
• We’re passionate about building a platform that is highly reliable, available, maintainable, and scalable. We are a high growth AI data cloud company and we are looking for exceptional talent like you to help build and grow our infrastructure to scale us to the next level
• Own the technical strategy and execution for the team, driving projects from initial idea formulation and detailed system design to high-quality implementation and successful deployment
• Provide deep technical oversight by actively participating in design reviews, architecture discussions, and drilling into complex system implementations to ensure reliability and scalability
• Serve as a key technical contributor and subject matter expert, setting the bar for engineering excellence and coding best practices within the team
• Mentor and coach engineers on complex technical challenges and career development, and grow a strong, diverse team through proactive hiring
• Define team plans and deliverables while remaining accountable for the platform’s availability, maintainability, and performance
• Collaborate closely with the Product Management team to translate user needs and product requirements into clear technical roadmaps
• Lead the improvement of our engineering processes, tooling, and standards, focusing on efficiency and velocity
• Partner effectively with other engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and influence the direction of the broader platform

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

Extensive and strong development experience in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, is a plusStrong hands-on skills. Can drill deep into the complex system design and implementation on a routine basisStrong collaboration and communication skills3+ years of experience in managing and leading teams building lean mission-critical, highly concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency systems that power user interfaces9+ years of experience in designing and building large-scale user-facing systems in productionBS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience