Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years 10+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Snowflake is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of a cloud-native Postgres service, focusing on architecture, scalability, and performance in a distributed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Define architecture for cloud-native Postgres
Lead cross-team efforts
Ensure operational readiness
Optimize performance and scalability
Build scalable distributed systems

Technical Overview

The role involves working with PostgreSQL, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and systems programming, with a focus on building scalable, reliable database services.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a strong appreciation and hands-on experience with Postgres. They possess excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of guiding cross-functional teams and shaping cloud-native database solutions.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systemsAppreciation of PostgresExperience with Postgres as end user or administratorSystems programming experienceExperience building high-availabilitymulti-tenantor highly distributed data systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

Ruby experienceExperience with cloud-native Postgres servicesExperience with database fundamentalsExperience leading architecture efforts

Tools & Platforms

PostgreSQLCloud Platforms

Required Skills

PostgreSQLPostgresDistributed SystemsCloud ServicesSystems ProgrammingRubyHigh-AvailabilityMulti-TenantScalabilityPerformance Optimization

Hard Skills

PostgreSQLPostgresDistributed SystemsCloud ServicesSystems ProgrammingRubyHigh-Availability SystemsMulti-Tenant SystemsScalabilityPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCross-team CollaborationAnalytical Thinking

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Lead architecture and development of cloud-native Postgres database services

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Software EngineerPostgreSQLPostgresDistributed SystemsCloud ServicesSystems ProgrammingRubyHigh-AvailabilityMulti-TenantScalabilityPerformanceOperational ReadinessDatabase FundamentalsLarge-Scale SystemsArchitectureScalable Cloud Native PostgresPerformance Optimization

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years experience in distributed systems, No experience with Postgres or PostgreSQL, Lack of systems programming background, Inability to lead cross-team architecture efforts

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