Principal Engineer, Snowflake
Database Internals
$235-368k
+ Bonus and equity plan
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Cloud data platform providing data warehouse-as-a-service for the cloud
Open for applications
Cloud data platform providing data warehouse-as-a-service for the cloud
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$235-368k
+ Bonus and equity plan
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
On a mission to mobilize the world's data.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years hands-on software engineering experience in distributed stateful systems, databases or other relevant fields
- Significant background in database internals or building core components for data processing systems (query compilation, query execution, storage engines, transaction processing, autonomous tuning and workload optimization)
- Strong database fundamentals including SQL, performance and schema design
- Strong systems fundamentals including multi-threading, IO subsystem and scheduling
- Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
- Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc. Fluency in C++, C, or Java preferred
Desirable
- Big Data storage technologies and their applications (HDFS, Cassandra, Columnar Databases, etc.)
- Scalable Key-Value stores such as FoundationDB, RocksDB/LevelDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra, etc
- Advanced Analytics systems (e.g. Time-Series, Complex Event Processing, Forecasting, etc.)
- Distributed systems experience (Consensus protocols, Replication)
- Track record of identifying problems, solutions and delivering highly complex projects in distributed systems or databases
- BS in Computer Science; Masters or PhD Preferred
What the job involves
- Maintain technical ownership and ensure concise collaboration with the technical leadership of other major parts of Snowflake
- Set the technical direction for the team and help guide the engineering vision
- Architect critical systems and anticipate strategic challenges and opportunities in key areas such as query processing, transaction management or distributed data processing algorithms
- Design, develop, and support highly-parallel and fault-tolerant database systems
- Own the production rollout of the features of your area while at the same time leveraging and growing other strong engineering talent in your team
- Evaluate and determine priorities with a critical understanding of where performance matters most
- Analyze and understand performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them
- Pinpoint problems, instrument relevant components as needed, and ultimately implement solutions
- Represent your area to Snowflake’s customers as a technical expert
- Influence the industry by participating in conferences and technical forums
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Developed as a fresh alternative to the archaic systems of data governance and information silos, Snowflake is a frictionless cloud data platform that removes the barriers preventing organizations of all sizes from unleashing the true value of their data.
The company equips organizations with a single, integrated platform that offers the only data warehouse built for the cloud; instant, secure and governed access to their entire network of data; and a core architecture to enable many types of data workloads, including a single platform for developing modern data applications.
Major competitors include Azure, SQL and AWS, and Snowflake has managed to keep ahead of the competition, cementing itself as a global force. Across its 1300+ partners, the company's cloud manages over 250PB of data (with more than 515 million data workloads running every day). Its continued focus on product R&D and partnership expansion have Snowflake well-positioned to manage itself amidst the competition.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2020
$479m
LATE VC
Oct 2018
$450m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.4bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance plans
- Health savings accounts
- Robust retirement plans
- Life and disability insurance
- Weekly online lunch and learns
- Virtual workout classes
- Ergonomic work-from-home equipment
- On-demand mental health and wellness programs
- Fertility benefits and family planning resources
- Generous time-off and various leave plans
- Onsite and Remote Work
- Employee discounts and pre-tax selections
- New hire equity + Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Quarterly bonus or commission program
Company values
- Put Customers First - We only succeed when our customers succeed
- Integrity Always - Be open, honest and respectful
- Think Big - Be ambitious and have big goals
- Be Excellent - Quality and excellence count in everything we do
- Get It Done - Results matter. Work hard and smart
- Own It - Build our product and our company like it’s yours, because it is
- Make Each Other the Best - Treat people with kindness and respect
- Embrace Each Other's Differences - Accept and appreciate everyone from every walk of life
Company HQ
Bozeman, MT
Founders
Benoit Dageville
(Co-Founder)Benoit, a leading expert in parallel execution and self-tuning databases, founded Snowflake after 10+ years at Oracle as a lead architect. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has 270+ patents.
Thierry Cruanes
(Co-Founder)Thierry is a leading expert in query optimization and parallel execution. He has a PhD in Computer Science with a focus in Database Systems and is a named inventor on 200+ patents.
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Diversity & Inclusion at Snowflake
- At Snowflake, embracing each others’ differences is a core value of our organization. We recognize and appreciate the importance of creating an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. Promoting the values of diversity and fostering an inclusive workplace culture takes each of us working together, caring deeply, and acting intentionally.
- Since Day 1, Snowflake and its culture belong to each of us, We “own it.” Owning it means we continually look for ways to improve and it’s in that spirit that our Diversity Council was formed. Our Council spans every functional area with an eye towards diverse representation across a range of demographics - 50% female, 50% persons of color, 21% LGBTQ, 7% persons with disabilities, and four generations. The Council narrowed in on three priority areas to focus our initiatives and impact positive change.
- 1. Enabling employee and community readiness by creating focus groups and using data to reveal deeper insights into our community and our specific needs and challenges to guide our future efforts and target initiatives.
- 2. Empowering employees’ voices by organizing outlets for conversation, spotlighting different employee stories, building mentorship programs, and supporting cultural inclusion.
- 3. Building external partnerships to broaden demographic representation in our candidate pipeline and educational partnerships to enable equitable opportunities for generations to come.
- As a company of action, we are committed to managing and measuring our forward progress around diversity and inclusion. And because we are a data company, the approach of gaining insights from the data, setting targets, measuring results, and iterating is in our DNA. We have put in place the foundational groundwork to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion for right now and for the future of Snowflake.
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