Staff Software Engineer - Query Processing (Snowtrail)

Highlights

• Accelerate delivery of high-quality software to production at Snowflake scale.
• Design systems that increase engineering velocity with quality validation.
• Optimize development workflows for cost and performance at massive scale.

Ideal candidate

AI-native, curious and low-ego collaborator who thrives in fast-moving teams. You care about developer velocity and building reliable large-scale systems, and enjoy mentoring others while redefining how work gets done.

Requirements

• Experience with SQL or other database technologies including internal design and implementation
• Experience with query optimization, query execution, compiler design and implementation
• Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL internals
• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems infrastructure
• Excellent problem solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
• Ability to work in a team environment, collaborate well, and mentor junior engineers
• Ability to work on-site at our Bellevue, WA or Menlo Park, CA offices