# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Virginia
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $170k – $245k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Java, C++, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, AWS, Azure, GCP, Distributed Systems, iac
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Senior Software Engineer building and maintaining scalable distributed systems, Kubernetes platforms, and secure cloud infrastructure for Snowflake's National Security (NatSec) public sector customers in air-gapped environments. Requires active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph, 7+ years experience, and strong cloud/distributed systems expertise.

## Job Description

## 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.

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