Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Solve real business needs at large scale by applying software engineering and analytical problem solving skills.
• Design, implement and maintain scalable distributed systems for our cloud automation platform that include cloud control plane, Kubernetes container platform and traffic and networking.
• Work directly with customers to quickly understand their critical problems and design and implement solutions.
• Deploy and maintain availability of cloud compute servers and Kubernetes cluster that power the Snowflake platform in sensitive (sometimes air-gapped) production environments.
• Implement software and maintain delivery pipelines that support continuous delivery and automatic compliance in sensitive runtime environments.
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product teams on requirements & SLOs for deploying software into air-gapped environments.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and solve network & systems issues.
• Automate away routine operational tasks.

Requirements

• Must have current clearance and experience working in AIR GAP environment.
• 7+ years of industry experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production, with recent experience in deploying at public sector customers.
• In-depth experience with storage systems, cloud infrastructure and IaC tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
• Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• In-depth development skills in Java, C++, Golang or Python.
• Experience with database systems and database internals.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Proof of clearance is required prior to an offer of employment.
• Candidates must meet all applicable customer and government security screening requirements.