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Principal Software Engineer I - Snowhouse Foundation

at Snowflake

📍 US-CA-Menlo Park Unknown Posted March 07, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 15+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Snowflake's Snowhouse Foundation team is seeking a principal software engineer to design and implement distributed data infrastructure supporting petabyte-scale data sets and ML-powered functions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design distributed data platforms
  • Lead projects from idea to production
  • Collaborate with data science teams
  • Ensure system resilience
  • Support petabyte-scale data management

Technical Overview

This role involves developing highly available distributed data pipelines and systems in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), with a focus on large-scale data processing, replication, and ML integration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a principal software engineer with over 15 years of experience in distributed systems and data infrastructure, with expertise in cloud environments and large-scale data processing, including ML integration.

Must-Have Skills

15+ years in distributed systems or data infrastructureExperience with data warehouse or data infrastructure softwareCloud environment expertiseLarge scale data processingML integration

Nice-to-Have Skills

ML applicationsData pipeline developmentData science toolsData system optimization

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud

Required Skills

Distributed systemsData warehouseData infrastructureCloud environmentsAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle CloudML-powered functionsData pipelinesData processingData replicationHigh availabilitySystem designData science

Hard Skills

Distributed systemsData warehouseData infrastructureCloud environmentsAWSAzureGCPML-powered functionsData pipelinesData processingData replicationHigh availability systemsSystem designLarge scale data setsData science

Soft Skills

Technical leadershipCollaborationCommunicationDeep system designProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Data Warehouse, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Data Platforms
Job Function Lead the design and implementation of distributed data infrastructure for Snowflake's Snowhouse Foundation, enabling scalable, reliable data processing and ML integration.

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Software EngineerSnowhouse FoundationSnowflakeDistributed systemsData warehouseData infrastructureAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle CloudML functionsData pipelinesHigh availabilitySystem designData science

Deal Breakers

Less than 15 years experience in distributed systems or data infrastructure, Lack of cloud environment expertise, No experience with large-scale data sets, No background in data warehouse or data systems

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