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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

snowflakeUS-CA-Menlo ParkEngineering
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Salary
$221,187 – $287,500
Job type
Full-time
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
24 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Senior Software Engineer is an engineering position based in Menlo Park, California, that suits an experienced software professional looking to build large-scale data processing and AI observability systems. Snowflake seeks a technical contributor to help evolve its core data processing platform and infrastructure.

Role Overview

Senior Software Engineer is an engineering position based in Menlo Park, California, that suits an experienced software professional looking to build large-scale data processing and AI observability systems. Snowflake seeks a technical contributor to help evolve its core data processing platform and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain core components of AI/ML observability systems, including backend infrastructure for large-scale data processing, storage, and data movement.
Implement and optimize specialized techniques such as sketch-based data aggregation and machine learning metrics to support accurate monitoring and evaluation of ML and Generative AI models.
Develop and enhance AI/ML infrastructure to support reliable training, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning workloads at scale.
Build and extend platform features that enable scalable ML and Generative AI use cases while improving performance, reliability, and resource efficiency.
Serve as a technical lead for the design and implementation of machine learning observability, data infrastructure, and model explainability capabilities supporting customer-facing ML and Generative AI products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Experience designing and building database systems, compilers, and developer tools.
Experience building enterprise-grade, reliable, and trustworthy software and services, along with application development using Java.
Experience using SQL and other database technologies, including implementing internal database components and designing data warehouses and large-scale data processing solutions.
Experience contributing to ASF open-source projects, including big data and Hadoop ecosystem initiatives, and performing implementation, testing, debugging, documentation, and query compilation design.

Skills and Tools

Java
SQL
Hadoop ecosystem
AI/ML observability systems
Large-scale data processing and storage infrastructure

Salary and Benefits

Base salary range: $221,187 to $287,500 per year

About the Company

Snowflake operates a growing enterprise focused on powering the era of the agentic enterprise through data infrastructure and analytics platforms. The company provides environments where engineers can work on elastic, large-scale, high-performance data processing systems.

How to Apply

Applicants should visit the official Snowflake careers page to submit an application for this position.

Skills and tech stack

JavaSQLHadoopMachine LearningGenerative AI

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This position is located at 135 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, with telecommuting permitted.

What is the salary range for this role?

The base salary range is $221,187 to $287,500.

What educational background is required?

A Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required.

How many years of experience are needed?

Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation is required.

How can I apply for this position?

Candidates can apply by visiting the official Snowflake careers page at careers.snowflake.com.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official snowflake careers page.

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