Staff Design Engineer

Snowflake

Staff Design Engineer at Snowflake leading design innovation for AI Data Cloud. Driving user experience excellence and shaping the future of how work gets done.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $173,000 - $248,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building high-quality user interfaces with a strong focus on accessibility, visual design fundamentals, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proven ability to lead projects and influence design system adoption while staying current with emerging design trends and technologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

10+ Years UI Design ExperienceStrong Web Development SkillsDesign System Structuring for AIStrong Accessibility ExperienceExceptional Attention to Detail

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Hard Skills

React JSCSS3JavaScriptTypeScriptNodeJSVisual Design FundamentalsInteraction Design FundamentalsLayoutTypographyColor

Soft Skills

Collaborative SkillsCommunication SkillsProject Leadership

Industry Keywords

Front-End ArchitectureDesign SystemUser ExperienceEmerging Design TrendsCross-Functional Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Embed with feature teams to up-level experiences
Setting the front-end architecture vision, not just contributing to it
Driving adoption and influencing teams outside your direct org
Owning the technical roadmap for a system or component pillar
Design and build exceptional experiences, ensuring the highest level of polish, creativity, and interaction to solve complex customer problems.
Support the design and development of Snowflake's design system, promoting quality and craft across all surfaces.
Build design components and foundations, in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other designers.
Employ a keen eye for detail to ensure a seamless and visually compelling experience.
Stay abreast of emerging design trends, technologies, and methodologies to bring fresh ideas and approaches to the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience designing and building high-quality UIs
Exceptional attention to detail, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to deliver polished, creative, and highly interactive designs
Strong collaborative and communication skills, capable of leading projects and working effectively with cross-functional teams
Strong web development skills (React JS, CSS3, JS/Typescript, NodeJS)
Experience with structuring design systems for AI
Strong accessibility experience
Strong understanding of visual and interaction design fundamentals (including layout, typography, and color)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.