Snowflake Computing

Senior Software Engineer - Security Foundations

Snowflake Computing$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of software development experience in JavaScript, Java, Python, C, C++, or Go
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar for detection and data manipulation
  • Experience in designing and maintaining security-focused software solutions
  • Proven track record of independently leading projects and establishing technical direction

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale security-by-default capabilities for Snowflake products
  • Develop AI/ML-driven security platforms to address threats
  • Build real-time systems to combat account compromises and data exfiltration
  • Create monitoring tools to detect and respond to suspicious activities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and influence security strategy
  • Set standards for code quality and scalable security architecture

Benefits

  • Collaborative culture emphasizing innovation and ownership
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge security challenges
  • Influence over the security roadmap of a rapidly growing company
  • Potential for personal growth and career development in a high-impact team
  • Work across a multi-cloud environment serving millions of customers
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer for our Anti-Abuse team within Security Foundations. This team is responsible for protecting Snowflake and our customers from abuse on the Snowflake platform - building foundational security primitives across a complex multi-cloud environment to combat fraud, account takeovers, data exfiltration, and AI security threats at the scale of Snowflake's hyper-growth. AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SECURITY FOUNDATIONS AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: - Design, build, and scale security-by-default capabilities that protect Snowflake products across a complex multi-cloud environment - Develop intelligent security platforms and services that leverage AI/ML and risk scoring to identify, prioritize, and respond to security threats and policy violations - Build real-time detection and prevention systems to defend against account compromise, AI abuse, and data exfiltration through adaptive enforcement and granular policy controls - Create security intelligence and monitoring capabilities that detect suspicious account & user activity, generate actionable insights, and enable timely response - Partner across Security, Engineering, and Product teams to define security strategy, influence product design, and drive adoption of secure engineering practices - Raise the engineering bar by setting standards for system design, code quality, operational excellence, and scalable security architecture within the Security Foundations organization OUR IDEAL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SECURITY FOUNDATIONS WILL HAVE: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience - 5+ years of experience in software development with one or more of the following: JavaScript, Java, Python, C, C++, or Go - Proficiency in Python, SQL, or a similar language for building detections and data pipelines - Experience designing, testing, and maintaining software solutions with a security focus - A track record of leading projects independently and setting technical direction BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: - Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field - Experience working with infrastructure across major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) - Hands-on experience with security primitives including static analysis, dynamic analysis, authentication and access management, DDoS mitigation, or security scanning - Background in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices - Strong interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional partnerships WHY JOIN OUR ANTI-ABUSE TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE? The Anti-Abuse team sits at the intersection of security engineering and platform scale - you'll be building foundational capabilities that protect millions of customers across every cloud, rather than maintaining legacy point solutions. You'll have real influence over the roadmap and the opportunity to work on some of the hardest adversarial engineering challenges in the industry: fraud, account takeover, data exfiltration, and emerging AI security threats. Our culture is built on ownership and collaboration. Every engineer has an equal opportunity to innovate, drive impact, and grow. If you're energized by working at the frontier of security and data - where "get it done" means building things that last - this is where you want to be. 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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