Principal Software Engineer - Parameters & Experimentation
Snowflake · US-CA-Menlo Park
Big Tech AIonsiteprincipal$264k–$380k
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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