Senior Software Engineer - Container Platform

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Menlo Park, CA
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Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Cloud • Machine Learning • Software • Database • Analytics
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The Role

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

We’re hiring talented Senior Software Engineers for our Container Platform team that are passionate about using software-based approaches to solve complex Kubernetes based multi-cloud infrastructure challenges and automate those solutions. You’ll be part of the Platform Infrastructure Engineering organization where we have a strong focus on using engineering and software practices to manage and scale our platform infrastructure. 

AS A SENIOR ENGINEER (KUBERNETES), AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:
  • Contribute to the team charter to build and operate a highly scalable and resilient K8s based compute platform.

  • Design and build a K8s cluster lifecycle management system to build a highly reliable, scalable and cost efficient Kubernetes platform.

  • Evangelize and drive adoption of the new platform to meet business goals.

  • Introduce tools to facilitate greater automation and operability of platform services to improve and accelerate onboarding of workloads.

  • Participate in on-call rotation and ensure uptime of services.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
  • BS/CS, MS/CS or equivalent.

  • At least 8+ years experience in a software engineering platform team in a Cloud, SaaS environment and supporting mission critical services.

  • At least 3+ years in cloud computing (AWS, Azure or GCP).

  • At least 3+ years experience in Kubernetes. Experience with Amazon EKS, Azure AKS or Google GKE highly desired.

  • Strong coding skills in Golang (preferred), Python, C++ or Java.

  • Experience with Cloud computing toolsets - Pulumi, Terraform, Vault etc.

  • Firm grasp of IP networking, load balancing, DNS.

  • Good knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, cloud computing.

  • Tremendous attention to details and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems.

  • Effective communication and collaboration skills.

  • Solid interpersonal skills conducive to a team environment.

  • Able to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.

  • Self-driven & motivated, with a strong work ethic and a passion for problem solving.

  • Experience and knowledge of Git, JIRA, and Jenkins a plus.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure an confidential.

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

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HQ: Bozeman, MT
9,023 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Snowflake powers the end-to-end data lifecycle – from ingesting and processing data to analyzing and modeling it, to building and sharing data and AI applications – helping engineers, analysts, and leaders innovate faster and achieve more with their data.

We're on a mission to empower every enterprise to achieve its full potential through data and AI.

Why Work With Us

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