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Principal Software Engineer II - Next-Gen Data Transformations

at Snowflake

📍 US-WA-Bellevue Unknown Posted March 07, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves architecting the core data transformation engine for Snowflake's Data & AI Cloud, focusing on real-time processing, system internals, and enabling agentic AI workflows.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect core data transformation systems
  • Design and implement streaming kernels
  • Ensure transactional integrity
  • Lead system internals development
  • Enable agentic AI workflows

Technical Overview

Technical scope includes distributed systems, stream processing, incremental view maintenance, transactional integrity, and cognitive computing within Snowflake's cloud environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior engineering leader with over 10 years of experience designing core data processing engines and distributed systems. They possess strategic vision, leadership skills, and expertise in real-time, low-latency data systems, especially in the context of AI and cognitive computing.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years of software engineering experienceExperience designing core data processing enginesStrong understanding of distributed systemsLeadership in architecture designExperience with streaming internals

Nice-to-Have Skills

Agentic AIReal-time data processingLow-latency system designDeclarative state managementAutonomous systems

Tools & Platforms

Snowflake Data & AI CloudData Transformation EngineStreamsTasksStateful processing kernels

Required Skills

Software EngineeringData TransformationStream ProcessingIncremental View MaintenanceDistributed SystemsStateful ProcessingTransactional IntegrityCloud PlatformsSystem InternalsCognitive Computing

Hard Skills

Software EngineeringData TransformationStream ProcessingIncremental View MaintenanceDistributed SystemsStateful ProcessingTransactional IntegrityCloud PlatformsSystem InternalsCognitive Computing

Soft Skills

Technical visionLeadershipStrategic thinkingCollaborationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Cloud & Infrastructure, Data Technology
Job Function Lead architect for next-generation data transformation systems

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Software EngineerNext-Gen Data TransformationsData Transformation EngineStream ProcessingIncremental View MaintenanceDistributed SystemsStateful Stream ProcessingTransactional IntegrityCognitive ComputingSystem InternalsAgentic AISoftware EngineeringData TransformationStateful Processing

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of software engineering experience, No experience with distributed or streaming systems, Lack of leadership in architecture design, Unfamiliarity with data transformation engines

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