Senior Software Engineer – AI Platform

Snowflake

Senior Software Engineer designing scalable backend services for Snowflake’s user-facing applications. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and developer productivity.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeMenlo Park • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $287,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and platform infrastructure that power Snowflake’s user-facing applications.
Contribute across the full development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation to testing, deployment, and operational excellence.
Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features and platform capabilities.
Drive improvements to system reliability, scalability, performance, and developer productivity.
Participate in architecture and design discussions, helping shape technical direction and engineering best practices.
Build and operate cloud-native infrastructure and services running on Kubernetes.
Improve deployment, observability, and operational workflows for services running in containerized environments.
Debug and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems, Kubernetes infrastructure, and platform services.
Build and enhance internal tools, including our coding agent/orchestrator, to create AI-assisted workflows that enable self-serve building of production features end-to-end on the platform through prompts.
Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and operational ownership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed or user-facing systems in production environments.
Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience building highly reliable, scalable backend systems.
Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes in production environments.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, container orchestration, service reliability, and observability.
Experience with distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
Strong coding and debugging skills, with the ability to navigate complex system architectures.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus.
Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards.

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend servicescloud-native infrastructureKubernetesdistributed systemsAPIscloud infrastructurecodingdebuggingobservabilityservice reliability

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationmentoringknowledge sharingoperational ownership

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Science