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Software Engineer - Backend

Reposted 4 Days Ago
In-Office
2 Locations
157K-230K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
2 Locations
157K-230K Annually
Mid level
You will design and build features and distributed platforms, drive infrastructure initiatives, and collaborate with teams to deliver solutions.
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Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.

We’re at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world’s greatest data and applications platform. Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Data Cloud allows sharing live data in governed and secure ways so our customers can solve their business problems.

Data Cloud allows sharing live data in governed and secure ways so our customers can solve their business problems. Come join our world-class team as a Software Engineer to build the backend services for data cloud to help our customers to share data internally within their company or outside with external organizations.

We are investing in initiatives across multiple engineering areas that include: Apps & Collaboration, Marketplace,  Data Governance, Clean Rooms, IAM, KMS, Trust Center, Manageability, and Product Experience. 

AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, YOU WILL:
  • Design and build features, and/or distributed platforms at scale. 

  • Drive impactful initiatives for the globally distributed infrastructure

  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, other engineering teams, and business groups, to drive end-to-end solutions.

  • Contribute to improving our engineering processes, tooling, and standards.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
  • 2-5 years’ of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems in production.

  • Strong fundamental computer science skills. Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.

  • Fluency in Java, Python, and SQL 

  • Deep multi-faceted appreciation in building end-to-end customer facing products.

  • Experience in customer-facing product development and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: 
  • Familiarity with database internals or data governance, and/or payment systems is a plus

  • Passion for learning security

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

Top Skills

Java
Python
SQL

Snowflake Bellevue, Washington, USA Office

In the heart of Silicon Valley, you'll find our 4-story, 2-tower San Mateo hub, which actually emerged from the very spot Snowflake started in 2012 – it all began in one of our founder's humble San Mateo apartments.

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