Snowflake Computing

Engineering Manager, Bedrock

Snowflake Computing$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 9+ years of experience in large-scale user-facing systems design and development.
  • 3+ years of experience in leading high-performance engineering teams.
  • Proven ability to manage mission-critical, high-concurrency, low-latency systems.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills essential for team dynamics.
  • Extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP is advantageous.
  • Hands-on expertise in complex system design and implementation required.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or relevant field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical strategy and execution for the team, from ideation to deployment.
  • Provide deep technical oversight in design reviews and architecture discussions.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert, exemplifying engineering excellence and best practices.
  • Mentor engineers in technical challenges and support career growth.
  • Define and oversee team deliverables, ensuring platform reliability and performance.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to align user needs with technical roadmaps.
  • Lead enhancements to engineering processes, focusing on efficiency and velocity.

Benefits

  • Innovative work environment fostering cutting-edge technology development.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and career growth.
  • Focus on building a diverse and inclusive team.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams, enhancing collaboration.
  • Contribution to high-impact projects in a rapidly scaling company.
Full Job Description
About the team

The Apps & Experiences Platform team is powering systems and services for all our user facing apps including Snowsight, Snowflake Intelligence, and new mobile apps. Our mission is to craft innovative backend services, features, tools, infrastructure, and AI tooling that bring such products to life with delightful user experiences. As part of our team, you'll dive into a mix of building & managing platform infrastructure, and building AI self-serve tools to support the platform and its developer's needs. We're passionate about building a platform that is highly reliable, available, maintainable, and scalable. We are a high growth AI data cloud company and we are looking for exceptional talent like you to help build and grow our infrastructure to scale us to the next level.

AS MANAGER FOR APPS & EXPERIENCES PLATFORM TEAM, YOU WILL:
  • Own the technical strategy and execution for the team, driving projects from initial idea formulation and detailed system design to high-quality implementation and successful deployment.
  • Provide deep technical oversight by actively participating in design reviews, architecture discussions, and drilling into complex system implementations to ensure reliability and scalability.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert, setting the bar for engineering excellence and coding best practices within the team.
  • Mentor and coach engineers on complex technical challenges and career development, and grow a strong, diverse team through proactive hiring.
  • Define team plans and deliverables while remaining accountable for the platform's availability, maintainability, and performance.
  • Collaborate closely with the Product Management team to translate user needs and product requirements into clear technical roadmaps.
  • Lead the improvement of our engineering processes, tooling, and standards, focusing on efficiency and velocity.
  • Partner effectively with other engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and influence the direction of the broader platform.


WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WITH:
  • 9+ years of experience in designing and building large-scale user-facing systems in production.
  • 3+ years of experience in managing and leading teams building lean mission-critical, highly concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency systems that power user interfaces.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Extensive and strong development experience in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, is a plus.
  • Strong hands-on skills. Can drill deep into the complex system design and implementation on a routine basis.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

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

About Snowflake Computing

Snowflake is a cloud-based data-warehousing company that was founded in 2012. The company provides a data platform that allows customers to store and analyze data using cloud-based infrastructure. Snowflake's platform is designed to be highly scalable and flexible, allowing customers to easily add or remove computing resources as needed. The company's customers include a wide range of businesses, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Snowflake has received significant funding from investors and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Learn more about Snowflake Computing
Size
2,037 employees
Market Cap
$44.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$539.1 million
Founded
2012
Revenue
$592 million
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