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Principal Software Engineer - Parameters & Experimentation

Snowflake · US-CA-Menlo Park

Big Tech AIonsiteprincipal$264k–$380k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build next-gen config and feature-flag platform for safe delivery at scale.
  • Advance experimentation with reliable assignment and measurement infrastructure.
  • Embed AI-powered discovery, risk assessment and rollout planning in platform.

Ideal candidate

Low-ego technical leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and cares about safe, rapid innovation. AI-native builder energized by turning ambiguous systems challenges into adopted platforms with evidence and safeguards.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience including technical leadership of complex backend or infrastructure initiatives spanning multiple teams
  • Deep experience designing, building and operating large-scale distributed systems with strong understanding of concurrency, consistency, caching, failure recovery and performance
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and hands-on proficiency in Java, Go, C++ or comparable backend language, plus experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
  • AI-first engineering practice with active use of AI throughout the software lifecycle and experience building AI-powered platform capabilities
  • Track record of turning ambiguous problems into delivered systems, balancing architectural investments with incremental progress and driving adoption
  • Clear written communication, low-ego collaboration, strong ownership and experience mentoring senior engineers
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience with feature-flag or configuration platforms, distributed control planes, progressive delivery, experimentation infrastructure or AI-powered developer tools

Lab profile

About Snowflake

Cloud data platform for storage, analytics, data sharing, and enterprise AI workloads.

What they build

  • Snowflake Data Cloud
  • Data warehousing and data lakes
  • Snowpark developer framework

Known for

  • Elastic scalable cloud architecture
  • Secure governance and data sharing
  • Multi-cloud analytics and AI

Key facts

  • Founded in 2012
  • Headquartered in Bozeman, Montana
  • Public company (NYSE: SNOW)
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