As a Staff Software Engineer, You Will
Own the technical direction and architecture of large-scale Continuous Integration services and infrastructure.
Design, build, and operate distributed systems that support reliable, performant, and secure software delivery.
Lead the development of CI capabilities that improve build reliability, test execution, developer productivity, and release velocity.
Partner with engineering leadership, product managers, and teams across Snowflake to define quarterly and long-term technical roadmaps.
Drive architectural decisions across build systems, test orchestration, resource scheduling, workflow execution, and developer tooling.
Identify systemic bottlenecks in the software delivery lifecycle and develop solutions that improve engineering efficiency at scale.
Establish high standards for design, code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.
Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, technical guidance, and collaborative problem-solving.
Lead complex projects involving multiple teams and cross-functional dependencies.
Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry practices to keep Snowflake’s developer platform scalable and effective.
Our Ideal Staff Software Engineer Will Have
7+ years of industry experience designing and building production software systems.
A track record of technical leadership across complex, multi-team engineering initiatives.
Deep experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
Experience building or significantly evolving enterprise-grade Continuous Integration or Continuous Delivery systems.
Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and systems design.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, or Go.
Experience making architectural decisions involving scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability.
A strong understanding of developer productivity and the software development lifecycle.
Excellent problem-solving skills and sound technical judgment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
A collaborative mindset and a demonstrated ability to mentor and influence engineers across teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with CI/CD and build systems such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bazel, ArgoCD, or comparable platforms.
Experience with build optimization, caching, parallel execution, incremental builds, or distributed test scheduling.
Experience designing multi-tenant systems with strong isolation, reliability, performance, and security requirements.
Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience operating large-scale developer platforms or engineering infrastructure.
Experience with observability, monitoring, alerting, and production operations.
Experience authoring technical roadmaps, architecture documents, project plans, postmortems, and root-cause analyses.
Experience working with data systems, distributed storage, or cloud-based services.
A history of improving engineering practices and multiplying the effectiveness of teams.
Why Engineering Systems at Snowflake?
Build infrastructure that thousands of Snowflake engineers rely on every day.
Solve challenging distributed systems and developer productivity problems at significant scale.
Help improve the speed, reliability, and quality of software delivery across Snowflake.
Work with experienced engineers across a multi-cloud data platform.
Influence the technical direction of critical engineering infrastructure.
Grow your impact through architecture, mentorship, and cross-team technical leadership.
Compensation
Snowflake is committed to pay equity and transparency. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including relevant experience, skills, location, and internal equity.
For the US-Market 1 location band, the compensation range for this role is:
Base salary: $236,000–$354,000 USD
Target bonus: 15%
Total target compensation: $271,400–$407,100 USD
Equity: Eligible for an RSU grant in addition to base salary and bonus
Snowflake also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESPP, paid time off, parental leave, disability coverage, and company-paid life insurance.
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 responsibility to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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 $236,000 - $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.
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