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Snowflake

Software Engineer - Backend

Snowflake · Bozeman, Montana, US
full-timemid (2-5 yrs)Posted 88d ago
Software EngineeringIC2ICOn-siteVisa Sponsored
StackJavaPythonC++SQLDistributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsCloud InfrastructureDatabase InternalsData Governance

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

What you'll do

1Design and build features and/or distributed platforms at scale
2Drive impactful initiatives for globally distributed infrastructure
3Collaborate with product managers, architects, other engineering teams, and business groups to drive end-to-end solutions
4Contribute to improving engineering processes, tooling, and standards
5Handle sensitive customer data in accordance with company confidentiality and security standards

Requirements

2–5 years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production
Strong computer science fundamentals including algorithms and data structures
Fluency in at least one of Java, Python, C++, or SQL
Experience building end-to-end customer-facing products
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Nice to have

Database internals
Data governance
Payment systems

Role overview

Role family
Software Engineering
Level
IC2 — backend
Experience
2–5 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
On-site
Visa sponsorship
Available

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
JavaPythonC++SQL
INFRASTRUCTURE
Cloud Infrastructure (Snowflake Data Cloud)

Salary estimate

$140K – $185K
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence72%
Reasoning

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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Green flags

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Snowflake is a high-growth, publicly traded data cloud company with significant investment across multiple engineering areas — strong opportunity for career growth.growth

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Benefits breakdown

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Hiring insights

JD quality
5/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
medium
Team size
medium (5-15)

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Red flags

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Salary and benefits are not disclosed in the JD — candidates are redirected to the careers site, reducing upfront transparency.transparency

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Interview insights

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Rounds
5
Duration
4 wks
Difficulty
hard
Take-home
No

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Career path

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About the company

Snowflake is the cloud data platform that enables organizations to consolidate data, power analytics, and build data applications at massive scale. Processing exabytes of data for over 9,800 customers including Capital One, Adobe, and AT&T, Snowflake's unique architecture separates compute and storage across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

HQBozeman, MT, USA
Interview difficultyhard
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes