Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 15+ years

Education Not specified

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

Snowflake is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Cloud Services team, focusing on core infrastructure, query routing, and system scalability in a cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage Cloud Services team
Define technical strategy
Ensure operational readiness
Partner with product and engineering leaders
Scale infrastructure for billions of queries

Technical Overview

This role involves managing distributed systems, cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and optimizing performance and availability of Snowflake's control plane and query infrastructure.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior engineering leader with over 15 years of experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments. They have managed teams of managers and engineers, with a strong focus on infrastructure, performance, and operational excellence.

Must-Have Skills

15+ years industry experience designingbuilding and supporting large scale systems5+ years managing managers and leading technical teamsDistributed systemsCloud environmentsInfrastructure scalingPerformance optimization

Nice-to-Have Skills

Data platform experienceQuery optimizationHigh availability systemsData protectionCloud provider experience

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud

Required Skills

Large scale systemsDistributed systemsCloud environmentsAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudQuery routingInfrastructure scalingPerformance optimizationControl planeTeam leadership

Hard Skills

Large scale systemsDistributed systemsCloud environmentsAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudGCPQuery routingInfrastructure scalingPerformance optimizationCost optimizationControl planeQuery serving infrastructureOperational readinessTeam leadershipTechnical strategyStakeholder collaboration

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationContinuous learningDecision makingStrategic planning

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Cloud Computing, Data Platform

Job Function Lead and grow Snowflake's Cloud Services infrastructure team to ensure scalable, reliable, and efficient cloud-based data platform services.

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Engineering ManagerCloud ServicesSnowflakeAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudDistributed systemsInfrastructureQuery routingControl planePerformance optimizationOperational readinessTeam leadershipTechnical strategyInfrastructure scalingQuery serving

Deal Breakers

Lack of extensive experience in distributed systems, No management experience at senior levels, Unable to work with cloud environments, No leadership in large-scale systems

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