Snowflake

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Sharing Foundations team. The role involves leading initiatives around Snowflake Data Sharing and Marketplace, building secure software, and architecting systems for data integration across platforms. Responsibilities • Lead highly impactful initiatives around Snowflake Data Sharing and Snowflake Data Marketplace • Innovate and build highly secured and reliable software to allow customers to be data-driven • Architect and build systems that integrate open source technologies seamlessly with Snowflake - enabling our customers to build and share massive data lake architectures across platforms and across cloud providers • Collaborate with Snowflake's open-source team and the Apache Iceberg community to contribute new features and enhance the Iceberg REST specification • Design and implement highly available distributed platforms within the global Snowflake • Revolutionize how organizations distribute, consume, and use data as a strategic business asset • Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding reliability, availability and performance Skills • 7+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production • Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, or C++ with an emphasis on performance and reliability • Deep understanding of distributed transaction processing, concurrency control, and high-performance query engines • Experience with open-source data lake formats (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Delta) and the challenges associated with multi-engine interoperability • Experience building cloud-native services and working with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP • A passion for open-source software and community engagement, particularly in the data ecosystem • Familiarity with data governance, security, and access control models in distributed data systems • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience Benefits • Medical • Dental • Vision • Life • Disability insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Flexible spending & health savings account • At least 12 paid holidays • Paid time off • Parental leave • Employee assistance program • Other company benefits Company Overview • Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.snowflake.com. Company H1B Sponsorship • Snowflake has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 428 in 2025, 281 in 2024, 154 in 2023, 182 in 2022, 113 in 2021, 98 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.