Engineering Manager - Snowtrail

Snowflake; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 236,000 - 339,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus and equity plan

Job summary

Snowflake is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Snowtrail infrastructure team in driving reliable, scalable, and high-performance data systems. You will guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver impactful customer-centric solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years building distributed data systems, strong CS fundamentals, and proficiency in SQL and one of Java, C++, Python, or Go.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing and building distributed data systems.
• Excellent problem solving skills and strong CS fundamentals.
• Fluency in SQL, Java, C++, Python or Go.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to ship high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate across teams to define architecture and roadmaps for Snowtrail.
• Mentor junior engineers and grow a high-performing engineering organization.

Skills

Distributed systems

Leadership

CS Fundamentals

SQL

Java

C++

Python

Go

Job description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. We seek AI-native thinkers across every function energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset—rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. Your role is to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

We’re hiring a talented Software Engineering Manager to lead the Snowtrail infrastructure team. Snowtrail enables Snowflake to deliver dedicated coverage for customer-specific workloads. Its approach allows precise testing and measurement of the impact of changes on individual customers, ensuring reliability, correctness, and performance. Through query replay, Snowtrail helps catch regressions early. By leveraging machine learning models to intelligently sample queries and workloads, we continuously optimize for cost and performance. Evolving Snowtrail to incorporate new engine features while improving scalability, efficiency, and reliability is central to our continued success.

OUR IDEAL MANAGER WILL HAVE

• Strong passion and proven track record for shipping quality software in high code velocity environments
• 10+ years industry experience designing and building distributed data systems.
• Excellent problem solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Fluency in SQL, Java, C++, Python or Go.
• Ability to collaborate well across teams, build high-performing teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work on-site at our San Mateo, CA or Bellevue, WA offices.

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING

• Building at-scale telemetry pipeline or query replay pipeline
• Building or testing database query engine
• Operationalizing Machine Learning models
• Solid understanding of shipping end to end customer experiences across clients including browsers, apps and drivers
• Multi-tenant systems, with focus on reliability, performance, isolation, security and scalability
• A track record of leading distributed technical teams

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company's data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $236,000 - $339,200.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

For accessibility and other compliance considerations, please refer to the official Snowflake careers site for details on compensation and benefits.