At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
We’re hiring talented Software Engineers for the Snowflake Dynamic Tables team in Berlin, Germany. Join us to build the next generation data platform that enables customers to transform data with declarative SQL while maintaining control over cost, latency, and throughput. We are looking for strong engineers who are enthusiastic about building new cutting-edge technologies, who look forward to tackling complex database problems, and pick up and understand deep technical areas quickly. You will work alongside seasoned engineers and grow in your scope and influence.
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:
Work with a talented and collaborative team of engineers and Product Managers in our globally distributed team to design and build Dynamic Tables capabilities
Design, implement, support, and evolve new features and performance improvements
Help shape technical and product direction with senior teammates
Break ambiguous problems down, weigh the tradeoffs, and make technical and product decisions
Analyze and solve performance, correctness, and fault-tolerance challenges at scale
Dig into unfamiliar parts of a large system to root cause and solve problems
Ensure operational readiness of what you build and help meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability, and performance
Understand how customers use Dynamic Tables to shape what you build
OUR IDEAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:
2+ years of industry experience designing and building database internals or data-intensive systems, or equivalent research experience
Excellent problem-solving skills and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
A track record of taking a problem from open question to software running in production
Proficiency with AI-native software engineering and agentic development workflows
Preference for working in a collaborative team with opportunities to both mentor and learn
BS in Computer Science or related field
Strong English communication skills
BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Query compilers, optimizers, or database internals
Building enterprise-grade, reliable and trustworthy software or services
Large scale distributed systems, transactions and consistency models
Contributions to open-source data infrastructure or database systems
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
Skills Required
- 2+ years of industry experience designing and building database internals or data-intensive systems, or equivalent research experience
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
- Track record of taking a problem from an open question to software running in production
- Proficiency with AI-native software engineering and agentic development workflows
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong English communication skills
- Experience with query compilers, query optimizers, or database internals
- Experience building enterprise-grade, reliable, and trustworthy software or services
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems, transactions, and consistency models
- Contributions to open-source data infrastructure or database systems
Snowflake Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Snowflake and has not been reviewed or approved by Snowflake.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as top‑of‑market across multiple roles. The company also points to a Fair Pay Workplace certification, signaling externally reviewed pay‑equity practices.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is a meaningful part of total compensation, with new‑hire grants, refresh potential, and a discounted ESPP with a favorable lookback. Feedback suggests this ownership component materially boosts perceived total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Parental leave is described as up to 26 weeks paid in the U.S., paired with flexible or generous PTO and multiple leave types. Family‑building benefits and a dedicated parental‑leave hub further expand support.
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What We Do
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Why Work With Us
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