Senior Software Engineer - Snowpark

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, particularly in backend and distributed systems.
• Strong database fundamentals, including SQL, performance tuning, multi-threading, and schema design.
• Robust computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Experience in developing systems using C++; knowledge of Python & Containers/VMs is advantageous.
• The capability to effectively collaborate across engineering teams in multiple locations.
• A proven track record of identifying and implementing innovative solutions for complex problems.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; a Master's or Ph.D. is preferred.

What You'll Be Doing

• Analyze all aspects of Snowpark and the Snowflake query engine, initiating projects to add further language constructs.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and innovate solutions to address them.
• Use both production and synthetic workloads to validate your prototypes, verifying improvements in latency, scalability, and efficiency.
• Define new programming constructs for Snowpark, enhancing flexibility and efficiency for users executing arbitrary Python, Java, Scala, and JavaScript code on Snowflake's distributed engine.
• Collaborate with the broader engineering team to pinpoint and enhance overall system functionality and performance.

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of Python & Containers/VMs is advantageous.

Perks and Benefits

• Snowflake is growing rapidly, and we’re expanding our team to help enable and accelerate this growth.
• We are looking for people who share our values, challenge conventional thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.