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Senior Software Engineer

Analytical Products

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Snowflake

Snowflake

5,001-10,000 employees

Data Cloud platform for data warehousing

Data & Analytics
AI & Machine Learning
Enterprise Software
Consulting

Senior

San Mateo, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Web Development
Software Engineering
Required Skills
SQL
Java
AWS
Hadoop
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Experience building enterprise grade, reliable and trustworthy software or services.
  • Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills.
  • Fluency in Java.
  • Ability to work in a team environment, collaborate well, and mentor junior engineers.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • SQL and/or other database technologies including internal implementations.
  • Data warehouse design, database systems, and large-scale data processing solutions.
  • ASF open source projects, ideally from the big-data/Hadoop ecosystem.
  • Implementation testing, debugging, documentation, query compilation, compiler design and implementation.
  • Cloud infrastructure, AWS in particular.
  • Delivering compelling experiences in SaaS or web-based solutions.
  • Implementing multi-tenant systems, with focus on isolation and security.
  • Designing and implementing systems for public or private clouds.
Responsibilities
  • Design and develop features, understand customer requirements and meet business goals.
  • 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.
  • Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability and performance.

Snowflake offers a Data Cloud platform for data warehousing, data lakes, and data application development, enabling secure sharing of governed data across multiple public clouds. The platform supports diverse analytic workloads with near-unlimited scale and performance.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$2.5B

Headquarters

Bellevue, Washington

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

38%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Snowflake's continuous innovation and feature expansion, as seen in their Data Cloud World Tour, promise robust career growth opportunities.
  • The company's strategic investments and acquisitions indicate strong financial health and a commitment to staying at the forefront of data technology.
  • Collaborations with companies like Solaris and Omnata highlight Snowflake's influence and integration capabilities across various industries.

What critics are saying

  • The rapid pace of acquisitions and integrations may lead to operational challenges and cultural misalignment.
  • Intense competition in the cloud data platform market from giants like AWS and Google Cloud could pressure Snowflake's market share.

What makes Snowflake unique

  • Snowflake's focus on democratizing data access and analytics sets it apart from traditional data platforms.
  • Strategic investments in AI-driven startups like Metaplane enhance Snowflake's data quality and reliability, providing a competitive edge.
  • Acquisitions such as Samooha and Ponder expand Snowflake's capabilities in data clean rooms and Python integration, respectively.

Benefits

We've got your back - We offer comprehensive health insurance plans, health savings accounts, robust retirement plans, and generous life and disability insurance.

A Balanced Lifestyle - All Snowflakes have access to our weekly online lunch and learns, virtual workout classes, and ergonomic work-from-home equipment. We offer on-demand mental health and wellness programs to support our employees and their families.

Your People Matter - Help offset the cost of growing your family with our fertility benefits and family planning resources. Count on our generous time-off and various leave plans for you to rest, refuel, and sustain a great work-life balance.

Global Snowflake Team - No matter where you are in the world, we will get you connected and supported with a work-from-home setup.

Treat Yourself - Personalize your Snowflake benefits by tapping into our employee discounts and pre-tax selections.

Invest In Your Future - Eligible employees enjoy new hire equity, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and a quarterly bonus or commission program.