Senior Software Engineer, Security Platform Engineering

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

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a skilled engineer to lead impactful security projects and enhance their data cloud capabilities. This role involves designing robust security platforms, collaborating with analytics teams, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python and SQL, with experience in building data-intensive systems. Join a rapidly growing team that values creativity and challenges conventional thinking, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the future of data security.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualifications

• Proven ability to architect and deliver reliable software projects.
• Experience designing and building data-intensive systems.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate with senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact projects to enhance security operations.
• Design and maintain security platforms for global functions.
• Collaborate with teams on data infrastructure and analytics.

Skills

Python

SQL

Software Architecture

Data-Intensive Systems

Collaboration Skills

Tools

Bazel

dbt

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 ingestion, data RBAC, governance, discoverability, and validation systems on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
• Contribute to and maintain open source projects such as SnowAlert and GEFF, used 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:

• Proven ability to architect and deliver reliable and performant software projects, evaluating technologies and trade-offs to meet stakeholder requirements and team goals.
• Experience designing and building data-intensive systems.
• Ability to maintain high operational readiness for services, ensuring high reliability, availability, and performance.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate closely with senior engineers.
• Strong collaboration skills with stakeholders in a dynamic environment and adaptability to change.
• 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 collaborating with security data analysts and tactical security practitioners.

All Snowflake employees are expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Maintaining customer data security and confidentiality is a fundamental duty.

Snowflake is growing rapidly, and we are expanding our team to support our growth. We seek individuals who share our values, challenge conventional thinking, and drive innovation to build a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For US-based roles, please visit the Snowflake Careers site for salary and benefits info: careers.snowflake.com

The expected salary range for this role is $198,000 - $303,600, plus participation in Snowflake's bonus and equity plans.

The starting salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and location. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible spending & health savings accounts, paid holidays, time off, parental leave, employee assistance, and more.