Principal Software Engineer - Metadata

Snowflake; Washington, Bellevue (District of Columbia, WA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join its dynamic team. This role involves designing and developing scalable distributed systems that support a leading AI Data Cloud platform. The ideal candidate will leverage their extensive experience and strong computer science fundamentals to solve complex technical challenges while mentoring junior engineers. Join a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact the future of data management and cloud technology. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of innovation and making a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in large scale distributed services.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Design and support fault-tolerant scalable distributed systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence product roadmap.

Skills

Software Engineering

Analytical Problem Solving

Distributed Systems

Java

Multi-threading

Networking

Memory Management

Performance Optimization

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

Master in Computer Science

PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

We are the Snowflake Metadata team. We own Snowflake's metadata systems that make it easy for customers to query, modify and manage their petabyte-scale data. We develop distributed systems that store and maintain metadata, transaction frameworks that power Snowflake's query and DML capabilities, asynchronous systems that provide time travel and lifecycle management capabilities and entity metadata supporting DDL capabilities. We also build foundational capabilities that deliver global features like cross-region replication (Snowgrid), data sharing, and data marketplace.

AS A PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:

• Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem solving skills.

• Design, develop and support fault-tolerant scalable distributed systems for our Snowgrid and Data Sharing teams.

• Create architecture and design, influence our product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects.

• Analyze fault-tolerance and high availability issues, performance and scale challenges, and solve them.

• Mentor and grow junior engineers.

• Understand trade-offs between consistency, performance and costs to build solutions which can meet the demands of rapidly growing services.

• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding durability, availability and performance.

OUR IDEAL PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:

• 15+ years of industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale distributed services.

• Strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

• Excellent understanding of operating systems concepts including. multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scale.

• Fluency in Java or other similar procedural object-oriented language is preferred.

• Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems.

• Ability to work effectively across engineering teams in multiple locations

• BS in Computer Science; Masters or PhD Preferred.

WHY JOIN THE ENGINEERING TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?

• Build an industry-leading Cloud Data and AI Platform.

• Solve challenging technical problems related to security, parallel and distributed systems, programming, resource management, large-scale system maintenance, and more!

• Work closely with our customers & partners, understand their use cases & needs, think strategically to seek the right problem to solve at the right time, and innovate with rigor.

• Join a world-class team of both industry veterans and rising stars.

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?

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

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

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $243,000 - $379,500.
• 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.