
Software Engineer - Backend
Summary
Backend Software Engineer role at Snowflake focused on building distributed backend services and features for the Data Cloud platform, enabling secure data sharing across organizations at scale.
About the role
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
We’re at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world’s greatest data and applications platform. Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Data Cloud allows sharing live data in governed and secure ways so our customers can solve their business problems.
Data Cloud allows sharing live data in governed and secure ways so our customers can solve their business problems. Come join our world-class team as a Software Engineer to build the backend services for data cloud to help our customers to share data internally within their company or outside with external organizations.
We are investing in initiatives across multiple engineering areas that include: Data Engineering & Open Lakehouse, Database Engineering, Engineering Systems, Product Experiences, Apps & Collaboration,Platform Engineering, and Public Sector, Security and Governance
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, YOU WILL:
Design and build features, and/or distributed platforms at scale.
Drive impactful initiatives for the globally distributed infrastructure
Collaborate with product managers, architects, other engineering teams, and business groups, to drive end-to-end solutions.
Contribute to improving our engineering processes, tooling, and standards.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
2-5 years’ of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems in production.
Strong fundamental computer science skills. Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
Fluency in Java, Python, C++, or SQL
Deep multi-faceted appreciation in building end-to-end customer facing products.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
Familiarity with database internals or data governance, and/or payment systems is a plus
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
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Salary not disclosed in the JD; redirected to careers site. Based on Snowflake's known compensation bands for mid-level backend SWEs (2–5 YOE) at a high-growth public cloud company, and accounting for a Bozeman, MT HQ location (though roles may be in other US hubs), estimated base salary range is $140K–$185K. Total compensation including equity (RSUs) and bonus could significantly exceed this. Snowflake is known for above-median compensation relative to industry.
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