Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
We’re hiring Backend Engineers to build a robust ecosystem of connectors!
In our area we develop in house connectors to connect with external systems and data warehouses. We are working to connect Snowflake with Fortune 500 companies - in the cloud. In this area you will be working on exposing API, blueprints and frameworks for other developers to create their own connectors.
AS A SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:
- Build connector applications that will target data warehouse ELT/BI builders, data engineers, application developers, data scientists, and third-party system connector builders
- Deliver features requiring close coordination with several partner teams, for example Native Apps (https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/native-apps/native-apps-about)
- Create and own components such as:
- APIs
- Scheduling service
- ETL service
- Create open source artifacts and help grow the Snowflake developer community.
- Mentor and coach junior team members.
OUR IDEAL SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER WILL HAVE:
- 5+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems.
- Experience with high performance and scalable software in an internet scale distributed cloud environment.
- Experience with building import/export functionality in databases.
- Fluency in one or more of these programming languages: Java, TypeScript or Python.
- Experience with SQL
- Interest in creating well thought out infrastructure and APIs.
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, especially in a cloud environment.
- Great communication skills, both verbal and written, and an interest in working with a diverse set of peers and external developers.
WHY JOIN THE ENGINEERING TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?
Building cutting edge cloud technologies is complex, and our engineering team surmounts the obstacles. As a member of our team, you will:
- Build an industry-leading data platform that customers love.
- Learn about and contribute to:
- Super-robust and secure enterprise SaaS platform that services hundreds of customers and millions of complex queries daily.
- Highly-scalable and reliable data processing platform that runs on hundreds and thousands of machines.
- User interfaces bridging the enterprise world with the consumer experience.
- Join a world-class team of both industry veterans and rising stars.
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