Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Security

About the position

In this position you are expected to design, plan, and implement solutions that improve and verify the security posture of Snowflake products. Projects focus on building a platform that makes it easy to deploy and maintain security services, unifying security experience for developers, increasing developer autonomy as it pertains to security, detecting security vulnerabilities, secure-by-default solutions, and leveraging data to drive security outcomes. We hold a special emphasis on building with software engineering best practices (documentation, testing, observability, etc). The ultimate goal is to build a world-class security experience for developers in Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and implement features and projects that enable Snowflake systems to remain secure-by-default.
• Develop and optimize services, frameworks, and libraries that enhance developer productivity, focusing on cloud native solutions and automated security measures.
• Use data-driven insights to create solutions that mitigate security risks and improve the overall security posture.
• Work alongside engineering and security teams, provide expert leadership and advice on secure architecture, design, and implementation.
• Lead efforts to secure modern software applications running across multiple cloud environments.
• Develop and enforce security policies, controls, and monitoring systems to protect cloud-native applications and services.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and security awareness.
• Lead by example, championing secure coding practices and influencing the broader engineering community on best practices in cloud security.

Requirements

• Proficient in developing and applying secure architecture principles, creating threat models, and executing large-scale design implementations with a focus on security from inception to deployment.
• Passionate about enhancing developer experience by guiding them on secure practices, focusing on proactive solutions that make security the default choice rather than imposing restrictions.
• Experience in building software across a variety of languages, including Java, C++, JavaScript, Go, and Python.
• Skilled in designing and implementing distributed software architectures, with a strong understanding of creating and managing scalable APIs (e.g., gRPC, REST).
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with engineering and other cross-functional stakeholders on product launches, security issues and other initiatives.
• Committed to making decisions and developing solutions based on data and scalable methodologies, ensuring long-term effectiveness and impact.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to think strategically and develop forward-thinking automation solutions that scale efficiently across diverse environments.
• Skilled in writing, debugging, and optimizing SQL queries to support data-driven decisions and operations.
• Deep understanding of software algorithms and data structures, with the ability to apply them effectively to solve complex problems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Pulumi, ensuring scalable and maintainable infrastructure solutions.
• Proven experience in designing and building scalable, concurrent services that handle high demand and are resilient in multi-cloud environments.