Senior Software Engineer, Security Platform Engineering

Menlo Ventures; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the AI Data Cloud space as a Security Engineer. You'll lead projects that enhance security operations, design systems, and build robust data infrastructures. Ideal candidates bring programming fluency, software architecture skills, and a collaborative spirit to innovate and mentor others. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending & health savings account

Paid time off and parental leave

Comprehensive health insurance package

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience with security platforms and tooling.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Demonstrative collaboration skills in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact projects to enhance security operations.
• Design and maintain security platforms.
• Collaborate on data infrastructure and contribute to open-source projects.

Skills

Fluency in Python

Fluency in SQL

Ability to architect and deliver reliable software

Experience with data-intensive systems

Tools

Bazel

Gitlab CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

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

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead and deliver high-impact and high-visibility projects to supercharge Snowflake’s security operations

• Design, implement, and maintain security platforms and tooling for global security functions, including detection engines, threat intelligence platforms, and security and compliance automation

• Collaborate with security data analytics teams on design and maintenance of data infrastructure, including data ingestions, data RBAC, governance, discoverability, and validation systems on the Snowflake Data Cloud

• Contribute and maintain open source projects such as SnowAlert and GEFF, in-use by major Snowflake customers

• Develop proof-of-concepts with external security partners to drive internal innovation

• Collaborate with junior and senior technical staff across Snowflake to advance and lead security goals

IDEALLY OUR CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Demonstrative ability to architect and deliver reliable and performant software projects, including evaluating technologies and trade-offs to fulfill stakeholder requirements and team goals

• Experience with designing and building data intensive systems

• Demonstrative ability to maintain a high degree of operational readiness for services, ensuring high reliability, availability and performance.

• Demonstrative ability to mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with senior engineers

• Demonstrative ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in a dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changes

• Fluency in Python and SQL

BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• Experience with Bazel, dbt, Gitlab CI/CD, Terraform

• Experience with Snowflake Data Cloud features, such as Snowpark and Streamlit

• Experience with collaborating with security data analysts, and tactical security practitioners

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 $198,000 - $303,600.
• 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.