Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform for User Experiences

Snowflake; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

At least 12 paid holidays

Job summary

Snowflake is looking for a Senior Software Engineer for the Apps & Experiences Platform Team in Menlo Park, California. In this role, you will design and operate scalable backend services and collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to enhance system performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience with distributed systems, strong software engineering fundamentals, and is familiar with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, including participation in bonus and equity plans.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience.
• Experience in building cloud-native services on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Drive system reliability and performance improvements.

Skills

Large-scale distributed systems

Backend systems

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architectures

APIs

Debugging skills

Collaboration

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI‑native thinkers across every function who are 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 your impact. We look for low‑ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast‑moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn’t just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

About The Team

The Apps & Experiences Platform team powers the systems and services behind all of our user‑facing applications, including Snowsight, Snowflake Intelligence, and new mobile experiences. Our mission is to build innovative backend services, developer tooling, platform infrastructure, and AI‑powered capabilities that enable exceptional product experiences at scale. As part of our team, you’ll work across feature development, platform engineering, infrastructure, and internal tooling to support both end users and developers. We care deeply about building systems that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and performant. Snowflake is a high‑growth AI Data Cloud company, and we’re looking for exceptional engineers to help us scale the next generation of our platform.

A key part of this is our work on our internal AI developer agent, which is designed to fundamentally democratize end‑to‑end web app development across all engineering teams by translating product specs and designs into a fully functional, production‑ready feature set.

As a Senior Software Engineer for the Apps & Experiences Platform Team, you will:

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and platform infrastructure that power Snowflake’s user‑facing applications.
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation to testing, deployment, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality features and platform capabilities.
• Drive improvements to system reliability, scalability, performance, and developer productivity.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, helping shape technical direction and engineering best practices.
• Build and operate cloud‑native infrastructure and services running on Kubernetes.
• Improve deployment, observability, and operational workflows for services running in containerized environments.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems, Kubernetes infrastructure, and platform services.
• Build and enhance internal tools, including our coding agent/orchestrator, to create AI‑assisted workflows that enable self‑serve building of production features end‑to‑end on the platform through prompts.
• Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and operational ownership.

We are looking for candidates with:

• 6+ years of experience designing and building large‑scale distributed or user‑facing systems in production environments.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands‑on experience building highly reliable, scalable backend systems.
• Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures, container orchestration, service reliability, and observability.
• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
• Strong coding and debugging skills, with the ability to navigate complex system architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent practical experience.

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?

Compensation and Benefits

The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $287,500. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.

Compensation includes 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.