Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform & AI-Driven Systems

Snowflake; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowflake is hiring Senior Software Engineers for the Dynamic Tables team. You will design, build, and improve distributed data systems, with a focus on query compiler internals and large-scale reliability.

Join a globally distributed team to translate customer needs into roadmaps, deliver high-performance capabilities, and ensure reliability for enterprise customers. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and strong CS fundamentals, with English communication as a key asset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience designing and building distributed data systems.
• 3+ years of experience with internals of query compilers.
• Experience building enterprise-grade, reliable and trustworthy software or services.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, relational algebra or SQL.
• Adaptive and collaborative – would rather play in a band than be a soloist, and looks for opportunities to both mentor and learn.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with a talented and collaborative team of engineers and Product Managers in our globally distributed team to define the capabilities and technical designs for Dynamic Tables.
• Interact with customers to understand their needs, and synthesize those into product and technical roadmaps.
• Have responsibility and authority for driving new capabilities and performance improvements from inception to landing.
• Build highly reliable and performant software that holds up under the reliability and scale demands of the largest enterprise customers.
• Analyze and solve performance, correctness, and fault-tolerance challenges at scale.
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability and performance.

Skills

Distributed data systems

Query compiler internals

Enterprise-grade software

CS fundamentals

English communication

Collaboration & adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Snowflake is hiring Senior Software Engineers for the Dynamic Tables team. You will design, build, and improve distributed data systems, with a focus on query compiler internals and large-scale reliability.

Join a globally distributed team to translate customer needs into roadmaps, deliver high-performance capabilities, and ensure reliability for enterprise customers. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and strong CS fundamentals, with English communication as a key asset.