Senior Software Engineer - Snowpark Python

Snowflake; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer focusing on Snowpark Python. This role involves designing and building APIs and language features that empower data engineers and scientists to create efficient data pipelines. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance the Snowflake platform, ensuring a seamless experience for developers. With a commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction, you will play a key role in shaping the future of data engineering and machine learning. If you're passionate about building great developer experiences and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in designing and building SDKs and APIs.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with distributed compute platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Snowpark features in Python based on customer feedback.
• Interface with the open-source community and contribute to libraries.

Skills

Python

SDK Development

API Design

Distributed Computing

Database Internals

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Snowpark Python

Pay Competitive

Location: Bellevue/Washington

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowpark expands the Snowflake Data Platform to data engineering, data science, and machine learning.

You will design and build the Python APIs and language features that data engineers, data scientists, and ML practitioners will use to analyze & transform data and build production-ready data pipelines. You will also work with partner teams across Snowflake to provide a coherent and compelling experience to our customers. You will make iterative improvements to Snowpark based on customer feedback.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Proficient in the Python programming language
• Excited about building great experiences for developers looking to build against the Snowflake platform

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop Snowpark features in Python, understand customer requirements and iterate based on feedback
• Interface with the open-source community and contribute to Snowflake’s open-source libraries including Snowpark Python and the Snowflake Python Connector
• Build high-quality software that improves the experience of the Data developer
• Ensure operational readiness of the product and meet customer commitments with regards to incident SLAs
• Work with Product Management and other partners to deliver robust experiences to our customers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of experience designing and building SDKs and APIs.
• Knowledge of existing language runtimes - Python in particular.
• Knowledge of distributed compute platforms like Spark, DASK preferred.
• Knowledge of database system internals.

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.

About the company

Snowflake Inc. is a cloud-based data-warehousing company that was founded in 2012.