Senior Software Engineer - Snowflake

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid volunteer time

Hybrid/onsite flexibility

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Snowflake Platform Engineering team in Buffalo, NY. The role focuses on building resilient data engineering frameworks, performance improvements, and scalable platform capabilities.

You will design features, own Python code, and support existing applications while collaborating with product teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems analysis or application development, strong Python expertise, and experience with

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and a minimum of 5 years systems analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years systems analysis and/or application development work experience.
• In lieu of degree, a combined minimum of 7 years education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 3 years systems analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Advanced proficiency in minimum of 1 relevant programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design new features for our projects, leading junior team members through implementation.
• Build and support core ingestion / transformation / deployment frameworks.
• Drive standardization across Medallion architecture patterns.
• Partner with product teams on performance + resiliency improvements.
• Support production stability and platform governance.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite.

Skills

Python

PyTest

Pydantic

FastAPI

OAuth 2.0

Snowflake

Databricks

SQL

ETL

CI/CD

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Gitlab

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Location & Working Arrangement

This role is four days onsite at our Seneca One Buffalo, NY location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

Overview

The Snowflake Platform Engineering team builds software for data engineers bringing data in and out of M&T's central data ecosystem. We are a growing team, currently supporting multiple teams within our department, with plans to expand our usership to more departments over the next year. With that, we need to build the guardrails to make our software resilient at scale. This role will participate in design, delivery, and evolution of core platform capabilities, including framework enhancements, new data engineering patterns, performance optimization, and resiliency improvements. A Senior Software Engineer on this team designs and develops python application code and tests, owns the resiliency and longevity of the products we build, and supports our existing applications and users.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design new features for our projects, leading junior team members through implementation
• Build and support core ingestion / transformation / deployment frameworks
• Drive standardization across Medallion architecture patterns
• Partner with product teams on performance + resiliency improvements
• Support production stability and platform governance
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports a culture of belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Tech Stack

• Python (Object Oriented Programming)
• PyTest
• Pydantic
• FastAPI
• security (OAuth 2.0)
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• SQL
• RDBMS
• ETL
• CI/CD: Gitlab, Terraform, Ansible
• AI Engineering
• Linux
• Cloud Compute (Azure)

Education and Experience Required

• Associate's degree and a minimum of 5 years systems analysis and/ or application development work experience.
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years systems analysis and/ or application development work experience.
• In lieu of degree, a combined minimum of 7 years education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 3 years systems analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Advanced proficiency in minimum of 1 relevant programming language.

Education and Experience Preferred

• Advanced analytical skills specific to application development
• Experience working in a team environment
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to multitask on complex projects
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong time management skills
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills

Compensation

• Pay range: $97,100.00 - $161,800.00 Annual (USD).

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America.

Employer Information

• Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people's lives and uplift the communities we serve.
• M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
• M&T's affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank's traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust.
• M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers.
• We are a bank for communities - combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution.
• As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.
• Our core values - integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor - drive the work we do.
• We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.
• View M&T's Human Capital Report to learn more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

Drug-Free Workplace

M&T Bank Corporation has policies and procedures in place to promote a drug free workplace.