Senior Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure Engineering

Qualifications
BS/CS, MS/CS, or equivalent
Strong software engineering fundamentals, coding skills, and knowledge of software development best practices
Proven ability to quickly learn and deep dive in areas/technologies completely new to you
Proven ability to lead a large project or a very complex project spanning multiple teams
Proven ability to identify opportunities for improvement and trade-offs between them in the context of overall company goals
Strong bias towards action and not afraid to take up manual and operational tasks to get things done
Strong sense of ownership and desire to build great tools & frameworks for other engineers
Fluent in one or more languages (Golang, Java, Python, C++)
Tremendous attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems
Effective communication and collaboration skills
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
A strong work ethic, ability to self-manage and drive project success, and a passion for problem-solving
Motivated by solving problems & delivering solutions, not by the tools, novelty, or glamour of the challenge
Proven ability to lead and execute projects that begin with incomplete information or ambiguity requiring a need to drive clarity and consensus with various stake holders
Benefits
The estimated base salary range for this role is $222,000 - $339,200
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan
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
Responsibilities
Granular control and safe feature rollouts with powerful flagging mechanisms
Seamless experimentation through features and knobs for effective A/B/n testing
End-to-end observability and auditability for visibility into config usage, impact, and history
Developer enablement by providing intuitive APIs, self-service tools, and best-in-class libraries
Lead, build and improve Snowflake’s feature flagging, configuration management and experimentation platform
Work on complex framework and code which are used at various places in Snowflake’s engineering stack to control feature flags
Build a deep understanding of Snowflake’s infrastructure and services
Demonstrate both infrastructure and software engineering expertise by contributing to the team charter to build and operate highly scalable, resilient, and performant infrastructure
Work on large and complex projects that build frameworks, platforms, tools, and automation which will serve and enable the various other engineering teams at Snowflake
Gather feedback from various stakeholders, figure out requirements, translate requirements into tangible projects with milestones and lead the team to design and implement the project
Build intuitive and resilient APIs and libraries for other developers as well as Snowflake customers
Evangelize and drive adoption of the Platform & Framework built by the team to meet business goals
Support junior team members, contribute with excellent code quality, documentation, and software development best practices
Job description
Where Data Does More. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowflake customers run more than 3.9 billion queries and 515 million data workloads each day. To support this workload, our globally deployed infrastructure spans multiple cloud providers and manages hundreds of thousands of VMs. Join the Snowflake team to build the Data Cloud Platform at an exceptional scale.

We are hiring talented Software Engineers for our Platform Infrastructure Engineering team to build a world class Configuration Management and feature flagging platform. The team’s vision is to empower every engineering team at Snowflake to ship confidently, experiment fearlessly, and innovate responsibly—through a robust, observable, and secure configuration management and feature flagging platform.

If you are passionate about solving complex infrastructure challenges by using software engineering expertise, this opportunity may be for you. The team’s mission is to design, build, and evolve a reliable and flexible configuration management framework that enables:
• Granular control and safe feature rollouts with powerful flagging mechanisms.
• Seamless experimentation through features and knobs for effective A/B/n testing.
• End-to-end observability and auditability for visibility into config usage, impact, and history.
• Developer enablement by providing intuitive APIs, self-service tools, and best-in-class libraries.

All Platform Infrastructure Engineering Teams aim to optimize and evolve our infrastructure's reliability, availability, serviceability, performance, and cost efficiency.

AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - PLATFORM INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
• Lead, build and improve Snowflake’s feature flagging, configuration management and experimentation platform.
• Work on complex framework and code which are used at various places in Snowflake’s engineering stack to control feature flags.
• Build a deep understanding of Snowflake’s infrastructure and services.
• Demonstrate both infrastructure and software engineering expertise by contributing to the team charter to build and operate highly scalable, resilient, and performant infrastructure.
• Work on large and complex projects that build frameworks, platforms, tools, and automation which will serve and enable the various other engineering teams at Snowflake.
• Gather feedback from various stakeholders, figure out requirements, translate requirements into tangible projects with milestones and lead the team to design and implement the project
• Build intuitive and resilient APIs and libraries for other developers as well as Snowflake customers.
• Evangelize and drive adoption of the Platform & Framework built by the team to meet business goals.
• Support junior team members, contribute with excellent code quality, documentation, and software development best practices.

OUR IDEAL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - PLATFORM INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AT SNOWFLAKE, WILL HAVE:
• BS/CS, MS/CS, or equivalent.
• At least 8+ years of experience in software development (SaaS experience preferred).
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, coding skills, and knowledge of software development best practices.
• Proven ability to quickly learn and deep dive in areas/technologies completely new to you.
• Proven ability to lead a large project or a very complex project spanning multiple teams.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities for improvement and trade-offs between them in the context of overall company goals.
• Strong bias towards action and not afraid to take up manual and operational tasks to get things done.
• Strong sense of ownership and desire to build great tools & frameworks for other engineers.
• Fluent in one or more languages (Golang, Java, Python, C++).
• Tremendous attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• A strong work ethic, ability to self-manage and drive project success, and a passion for problem-solving.
• Motivated by solving problems & delivering solutions, not by the tools, novelty, or glamour of the challenge.
• Proven ability to lead and execute projects that begin with incomplete information or ambiguity requiring a need to drive clarity and consensus with various stake holders.

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

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
• The estimated base salary range for this role is $222,000 - $339,200.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.

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.