Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

About the position

Join the Snowflake team and help build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Snowflake's founders designed a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. The database security identity & access management (IAM) team is responsible for services, systems, and product features that help customers securely manage their sensitive data and workloads. This includes secure authentication, granular access control, and safe data sharing. As a Software Engineer in IAM, you will design and implement features for identity and access management, build authorization frameworks, and develop solutions for secure data sharing in a globally distributed service.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features for identity and access management, including integration with next-generation identity providers and protocols.
• Build authorization frameworks for fine-grained access control, including data-centric access control that scales to manage access over millions of objects and users.
• Design and develop solutions for secure data sharing and access delegation in a globally distributed service.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production, with recent experience in building large scale cloud services.
• Deep knowledge and experience with identity and access management areas such as authentication and authorization. Knowledge of security concepts and protocols like SAML, SCIM, OAuth, OIDC, and RBAC is a plus.
• Experience with database systems and database internals, such as query engines and optimizers, is a big plus.
• Extremely strong fundamental computer science skills.
• Strong development skills in Java or C++ preferred.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related degree.

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
• Other company benefits