Software Engineer - Developer Experience

About the position

Join the Snowflake team as a Software Engineer in the Engineering Systems team, where you will improve developer experiences for engineers at Snowflake. You will work with cutting-edge cloud technology and an amazing team to build, test, deploy, and operate tools and services that help Snowflake engineers build the industry-leading AI Data Cloud. Your role will focus on creating customized development tools that enhance productivity and success for engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build tools, services, and infrastructure that help every Snowflake engineer be productive and enjoy their work.
• Be committed to help the people you work with be their best.
• Put your (internal) customers first, carefully understanding their needs before you start to build solutions.
• Analyze and decompose complex software systems and work with others to improve the overall design.
• Design and implement secure engineering infrastructure architecture.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of industry experience in software development.
• An interest in building better developer experiences for engineers at Snowflake.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and customer communication.
• Motivation to help your colleagues and contribute to a healthy team environment.
• Fluency in Go, Python, Java, C++, or NodeJS.
• Comfortable with Linux operating systems and scripting.
• Experience with at least one Cloud-based infrastructure system (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable tools and systems.
• Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong work ethic and a passion for problem-solving with a self-driven & motivated mindset.

Nice-to-haves

• Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing.
• Operating systems - especially Linux.
• Programming languages and compilers.
• IDEs, Developer tools and engineering systems.
• Kubernetes and containerization.
• Databases and SQL.
• Experience with multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure GCP, etc.)

Benefits

• 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.
• Participation in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.