Software Engineer - Snowpark Infrastructure

Snowpark unleashes the power of Snowflake for Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Developers. Snowpark is an interface to Snowflake in different language environments, but also a platform that customers and partners build exciting applications on. And that’s not all - Snowpark is also used by various teams at Snowflake to build new products and features for customers.

• We don’t have a roadmap that is set in stone - you will be part of planning and together we set the roadmap and direction
• Snowpark is still in an early stage of development - it is an amazing opportunity for outsized impact on our customers and Snowflake’s growth story
• Work across functions and across teams - we don’t only work on code that we own, we work with other parts of Snowflake every day
• Learn about and contribute to query engine internals, performance debugging, building highly scalable and maintainable systems, and much more
• Our team culture is a priority - transparency, knowledge sharing, fun events, and helping each other are all part of our work environment

• Be a team player - help others, be respectful with each other, and do your part to make the work day fun and impactful
• We mainly write code in C++ and Java, but expertise is not a prerequisite
• Working on a database or data warehouse
• Excitement to learn new things - passion to learn and grow are key to success on this team
• Experience with one of the following is required:
• Identifying and overcoming scalability challenges
• Working on a scalable and distributed system in public or private clouds
• Identifying and overcoming performance bottlenecks

• Build highly reliable software to meet the needs of the largest customers.
• Enhance the programmability surface of Snowflake and improve the experience of the data developer.
• Analyze fault-tolerance and high availability issues, performance and scale challenges, and solve them.
• Design and develop features, understand customer requirements and meet business goals.
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability and performance.

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
• The estimated base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $218,500.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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?