Software Engineer - Developer Experience

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

Our Engineering Systems team actively seeks Software Engineers to help us improve developer experiences for engineers at Snowflake. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technology and an amazing team as you build, test, deploy and operate the tools and services we create to help Snowflake engineers build the industry-leading AI Data Cloud. At Snowflake, we know having great development tools that are customized to the needs of our engineers is critical to our success. If you like the idea of helping other engineers be more productive, we would love to talk to you!

IN THE DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE ENGINEER ROLE YOU WILL:

• Design and build tools, services, and infrastructure that help every Snowflake engineer be productive and enjoy their work. This includes IDEs, build systems, static and dynamic analysis tools, and anything that is part of a developer’s “inner loop”.

• Be committed to help the people you work with be their best.

• Put your (internal) customers first, carefully understanding their needs before you start to build solutions.

• Analyze and decompose complex software systems and work with others to improve the overall design.

• Design and implement secure engineering infrastructure architecture.

ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:

  2-4 years of industry experience in software development.

• An interest in building better developer experiences for engineers at Snowflake.

• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and customer communication.

• Motivation to help your colleagues and contribute to a healthy team environment.

• Fluency in Go, Python, Java, C++, or NodeJS.

• Comfortable with Linux operating systems and scripting.

• Experience with at least one Cloud-based infrastructure system (AWS, Azure, GCP). 

• Attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable tools and systems.

• Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues.

• Strong work ethic and a passion for problem-solving with a self-driven & motivated mindset

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing.

• Operating systems - especially Linux.

• Programming languages and compilers.

• IDEs, Developer tools and engineering systems.

• Kubernetes and containerization.

• Databases and SQL.

• Experience with multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure GCP, etc.)

WHY JOIN THE ENGINEERING TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE? AS A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, YOU WILL:

• Measurably improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Snowflake engineers.

• Join a team of industry veterans and rising stars who are invested in your success and growth.

• Design and build features and distributed platforms that are used by Snowflake engineers every day.

• Deliver measurable impact to systems and tools that are critical to Snowflake’s success.

• Communicate directly with your customers - (other Snowflake engineers) to understand how you can make the biggest impact.

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

• Ensure the quality, performance, and reliability of engineering systems and tools that are critical to Snowflake’s success.

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

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 an 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