Senior Data Engineering & Streaming Primitives Architect

Snowflake; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 264,000 - 379,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending & health savings account

Job summary

Snowflake in Bellevue, United States is seeking an experienced engineer to define and drive the technical direction for core data engineering primitives. You will lead multi-quarter technical investments and partner with various teams to co-design robust data pipelines.

We are looking for individuals with over 15 years of experience in distributed data systems, a strong command of C++ or Java, and a passion for innovation. This role offers an estimated base salary between $264,000 and $379,500 and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed data systems.
• Deep expertise in areas like stream processing or data transformation at scale.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical direction for data engineering primitives.
• Identify and lead technical investments focusing on performance and reliability.
• Work directly with customers to understand usage patterns.

Skills

Distributed systems

Stream processing

Data transformation

C++

Java

Fault tolerance

Education

Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Spark Structured Streaming

Airflow

Job description

Snowflake in Bellevue, United States is seeking an experienced engineer to define and drive the technical direction for core data engineering primitives. You will lead multi-quarter technical investments and partner with various teams to co-design robust data pipelines.

We are looking for individuals with over 15 years of experience in distributed data systems, a strong command of C++ or Java, and a passion for innovation. This role offers an estimated base salary between $264,000 and $379,500 and a competitive benefits package.