Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 2-5 years

Education BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Snowflake is hiring a software engineer to develop and support large-scale, distributed database systems, focusing on scalability, reliability, and multi-cloud deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and support large-scale distributed systems
Optimize database performance
Support multi-cloud deployments
Implement data governance
Collaborate on infrastructure improvements

Technical Overview

Role involves working with distributed database architectures, supporting massive growth, and optimizing infrastructure across cloud platforms using technologies like PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, and Redis.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with 2-5 years of experience in designing and supporting large-scale, distributed database systems, with strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and cloud database solutions.

Must-Have Skills

2-5 years’ experience designingbuildingsupporting large-scale systemsknowledge of algorithms and data structuresfluency in JavaPythonC++or SQLexperience with distributed systemsBS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Nice-to-Have Skills

database internalsdata governancepayment systemsmulti-cloud or hybrid cloud database solutionsexperience with RedisTemporalvector databases

Tools & Platforms

JavaPythonC++SQLPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporal

Required Skills

JavaPythonC++SQLlarge-scale systemsdistributed platformsdatabase internalsdata governancepayment systems

Hard Skills

JavaPythonC++SQLlarge-scale systemsdistributed platformsdatabase internalsdata governancepayment systems

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkadaptability

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Data & Analytics, Cloud Data Platforms

Job Function Building and maintaining large-scale distributed database systems

Keywords for Your Resume

Software Engineerlarge-scale systemsdistributed platformsdatabase internalsdata governancepayment systemsmulti-cloudhybrid cloudPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalSQLJavaPythonC++distributed systems

Deal Breakers

Less than 2 years of relevant experience, Lack of experience with distributed systems, No knowledge of database internals or data governance, Unwillingness to work with cloud database solutions

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