Senior SWE, Apps & Experiences Platform - AI-Driven Backend

Snowflake; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending account

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Snowflake is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Apps & Experiences Platform to design, build, and operate scalable backend services powering Snowflake’s user-facing apps. You’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality features and platform capabilities.

You will drive reliability, scalability, and observability while working on cloud-native infrastructure on Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing large-scale distributed or user-facing systems in production.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and reliable backend systems.
• Kubernetes production experience.
• Cloud-native architectures, observability and service reliability understanding.
• Experience with APIs, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
• Strong coding and debugging skills; navigate complex architectures.
• BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and platform infrastructure for Snowflake’s apps and experiences.
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle from design to deployment and operations.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver features.
• Drive improvements to reliability, scalability, performance, and developer productivity.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to guide technical direction.
• Build and operate cloud-native infrastructure and services on Kubernetes.
• Improve deployment, observability, and operational workflows for containerized services.
• Debug and resolve production issues across distributed systems and platform services.
• Build internal tools, including the coding agent/orchestrator, for AI-assisted workflows.
• Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews and mentoring.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Programming & debugging

Collaboration

Architecture design

Technical communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Snowflake is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Apps & Experiences Platform to design, build, and operate scalable backend services powering Snowflake’s user-facing apps. You’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality features and platform capabilities.

You will drive reliability, scalability, and observability while working on cloud-native infrastructure on Kubernetes.