Lead, Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Engineering

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.We are hiring talented Senior Software Engineers for our Cloud Engineering team. If you are passionate about using software-based approaches to solve complex infrastructure challenges by creating abstraction or automated solutions, this opportunity may be for you. As part of the Cloud Engineering organization, we have a strong focus on using engineering and software practices to manage and scale our cloud infrastructure.The Cloud Engineering team drives the development of an innovative platform; builds foundational primitives such as traffic management, compute, and infrastructure automation to abstract away Snowflake's multi-cloud footprint, making it easy for Snowflake product teams to deploy software. What our teams build allows engineers across the company to move manual operational tasks into code. Our team also owns the process of deploying Snowflake globally across multiple cloud providers, using our own platform to automate rollout and management of cloud infrastructure at a scale few companies can match.Our Cloud Engineering team builds database automation, manages traffic, builds infrastructure automation, and compute platform, and scales our production environment. You will build a deep understanding of Snowflake's infrastructure and services. You will use that knowledge, coupled with your existing infrastructure and cloud experience, to optimize and evolve our infrastructure reliability, availability, serviceability, performance, and cost efficiency. You'll lead and contribute to initiatives aimed at scaling our processes, systems, services, and automation.To be successful, you'll need to be deeply technical and capable of holding your own alongside strong peers. You will have the opportunity to present and defend engineering proposals that can have a significant impact on the success of our team and the company as a whole. As part of our team, you will be supporting other teams as they use our platform, so you must possess excellent communication, collaboration, and diplomacy skills.AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - CLOUD ENGINEERING AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:Contribute to the team charter to build and operate highly scalable and resilient infrastructure.Research and implement solutions to build a highly reliable and scalable platform, tools, infrastructure, automation, and systems in the cloud.Evangelize and drive adoption of the platform to meet business goals.Provide technical leadership on complex and challenging projects in the automation and cloud infrastructure space.OUR IDEAL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - CLOUD ENGINEERING AT SNOWFLAKE, WILL HAVE:BS/CS, MS/CS or equivalent.At least 10+ years of experience in a platform or Cloud team building and supporting mission-critical services and infrastructure in a SaaS environment.Strong software engineering fundamentals, coding skills, and knowledge of SDLC best practices.At least 3+ years in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Fluent in one or more languages (Golang, Java, Python, C).Expertise in at least one of the following areas: container platform development and operation, automation, networking, edge computing, config management, infrastructure as code solutions such as Pulumi and Terraform.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, technical leadership experience, and an ability to drive project success, as well as a passion for problem-solving.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.The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:The estimated base salary range for this role is $214,000 - $327,750.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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