Software Engineer

Snowflake

. Design and develop features based on customer requirements and business goals .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing large-scale systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and operational readiness. Proven ability to lead engineering teams, mentor peers, and build technical strategies for critical product areas.

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Java ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingGo ProgrammingDistributed Systems DevelopmentKubernetes-Based Platform Development

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Hard Skills

Computer Science FundamentalsLarge-Scale Systems DevelopmentFault-Tolerant Software EngineeringObservability and DebuggingPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipMentoringCross-Functional CollaborationAdaptabilityTeam-Player Orientation

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesOCI ComplianceSnowpark Container Services

Industry Keywords

Operational ReadinessMaintainabilityReliabilityAvailabilityScalability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaKubernetesC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop features based on customer requirements and business goals
Lead a team of engineers, including mentoring and guiding them
Build technical direction and strategy for large and critical product areas
Manage project design, coding, reviews, testing, observability, tooling, and on-call support
Build highly reliable and fault-tolerant software for large customers
Ensure operational readiness and maintainability, focusing on reliability, availability, debuggability, and performance
Design and build Kubernetes-based, OCI-compliant container compute platform features
Contribute to Snowpark Container Services, a fully managed container service enabling customers to deploy, manage, and scale applications without moving data out of Snowflake

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of industry experience building features and capabilities of large-scale systems or infrastructure-level platforms
Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills
Experience building distributed systems
Hands-on coding experience in Java, C++ or Go is highly desirable
Ability to work on-site in Snowflake’s downtown Bellevue office
Excitement to learn new things and passion to learn and grow
Team-player orientation
Ability to work across functions and teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary range of $160K–$230K
Hybrid work arrangement
Snowflake security, configuration, and operational best practices built into Snowpark Container Services
Transparency, knowledge sharing, fun events, and collaborative work environment