Principal Engineer - Storage

Where Data Does More. Join the Snowflake team.

We're at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world's greatest data and applications platform. Our 'get it done' culture allows everyone at Snowflake to have an equal opportunity to innovate on new ideas, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration.

Storage is a crucial part of Snowflake's continued success and is one of the fastest-growing segments at Snowflake. Our table storage is the best in the industry, with differentiators like auto partitioning, auto compression, enhanced encryption, time travel, fail-safe, cross-region replication, zero-copy clone, instant data sharing, etc. As a result, Snowflake table storage has gained immense popularity in the last few years. But we won't stop there.

Snowflake's mission is to mobilize the world's data by building the greatest data and applications platform. Not just of the cloud era, but in the history of computing. To enable this mission it is crucial for the Storage team to focus on building the world's best storage management platform, enhancing value-added services such as disaster recovery and AI integrations, and providing enterprise-grade, cloud-native storage for containerized workloads, especially for the rapidly growing AI/ML space. This involves expanding Snowflake-managed storage offerings, optimizing pricing, and ensuring seamless interoperability and open access to data.

We're seeking a talented Principal Engineer to help drive our continued growth in cutting-edge technology. At the heart of your role will be your ability to connect customer care with the business and technology, and to effectively lead the team in executing your technical vision.

• Connect the business with technology, to deliver the next set of capabilities to existing, and new Snowflake customers

• Innovate and redefine the future of unstructured data storage, access, and processing in the Snowflake cloud

• Architect, design, and implement new systems and solutions that further the Snowflake Data Infrastructure platform

• Collaborate closely with Product managers, Architects, other engineering teams, and other function to design and build new technologies that will go directly into our customers' hands

• Mentor and coach other engineers across multiple organizations

• Participate in on-call rotation and shape the strategy for continuing to keep the on-call load low, while enabling 10x growth

• 15+ years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale durable distributed systems in production

• An excellent team player who is committed to helping everyone around them maximize their potential and growth

• Be aligned with the Snowflake values

• Proven track record of leading and delivering multi-year large and complex projects that span multiple organizations in the Storage space (object storage, data warehouse, SQL/NoSQL databases, distributed file systems, etc)

• Strong development skills in Java and C++

• Experience with public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Demonstrated ability to achieve alignment across multiple organizations and disciplines to motivate and bring complex technical solutions to life

• A background in building Machine Learning infrastructure and managing large data storage for ML models is a plus.

If you're a leader who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and has a passion for shaping the future of storage technology, we'd love to hear from you!

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

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $243,000 - $379,500.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.