Engineering Manager - Freepool

Snowflake3 months ago

Location

US-WA-Bellevue

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 236,000 – 339,200

Level

Manager

Role

Engineering Manager

Posted

Dec 16, 2025

Full TimeManager

The role

Summary

Engineering Manager role at Snowflake leading the Freepool team, responsible for managing pre-provisioned compute infrastructure that ensures fast resume times and availability for customer workloads. The role involves leading a team of engineers building large-scale distributed systems while driving product requirements into technical implementation.

What you'll do

Team Leadership: Lead a team of talented engineers solving large-scale business needs through software engineering and analytical problem-solving

System Architecture: Design and implement scalable distributed systems for Snowflake's services layer and compute infrastructure

Performance Optimization: Analyze fault-tolerance, high availability issues, performance and scale challenges to develop optimal solutions

Cross-functional Collaboration: Lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with engineers, product managers, and Technical Program Managers across teams

Technical Decision Making: Understand trade-offs between consistency, durability, and costs to build solutions meeting demands of rapidly growing services

Operational Excellence: Ensure operational readiness of services and meet commitments to customers regarding availability and performance

People Development: Develop future leaders through continuous mentorship, coaching, and growth opportunities

Product Translation: Translate product requirements into engineering work for the team and coordinate assistance as needed

Strategic Planning: Partner with Engineering and Product leaders on quarterly planning, staffing, and project schedules

Team Growth: Recruit and hire new team members while growing existing team members' capabilities

Culture Building: Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while promoting practical decision-making

What we look for

Technical

Large Scale Systems9+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production

Distributed SystemsExperience building large scale distributed fault tolerant services and control planes including compute, storage and networking

Operating SystemsExcellent understanding of low level OS concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage

Capacity ManagementBackground in capacity management, resource orchestration, or cluster scheduling

Performance EngineeringDeep understanding of performance optimization and scale challenges in distributed environments

Education

Bachelor's DegreeBS in Computer Science required

Advanced DegreeMasters or PhD in Computer Science preferred

Experience

Management Experience2+ years experience managing a group of junior and senior engineers

Technical LeadershipTrack record of recruiting and leading technical teams

Strategic PlanningProven experience authoring roadmap documents and project plans

Problem SolvingStrong problem solving skills and excellent interpersonal communication skills

InnovationTrack record of identifying and delivering creative solutions

Skills

Required skills

Distributed Systems DesignExpertise in designing large-scale distributed systems with fault tolerance and high availability

Engineering Management2+ years managing teams of junior and senior engineers

System ArchitectureExperience with compute, storage, and networking infrastructure components

Performance OptimizationDeep understanding of system performance, scalability, and resource management

Technical LeadershipProven ability to lead technical teams and drive engineering initiatives

Strategic PlanningExperience creating technical roadmaps and project plans

Nice to have

Cloud PlatformsExperience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

Container OrchestrationKubernetes and Docker expertise for managing containerized workloads

Data InfrastructureBackground in data warehousing, analytics platforms, or big data systems

Capacity PlanningExperience with resource orchestration and cluster scheduling systems

Monitoring SystemsFamiliarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 236,000 – 339,200 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare

Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

Equity Compensation

Stock options and equity participation in company growth

Professional Development

Learning and development opportunities with industry-leading team

Flexible Work

Hybrid work arrangement with flexible remote and office options

Innovation Culture

Culture focused on impact, innovation, and collaboration

Career Growth

Opportunities to advance career with rapidly growing cloud data platform company

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Phone or video call with recruiter to discuss background, role expectations, and cultural fit
2
Technical Phone Screen — Technical discussion with hiring manager covering system design experience and management philosophy
3
System Design Interview — Deep dive into large-scale distributed systems design, focusing on compute infrastructure and resource management
4
Management Interview — Discussion of people management experience, team building, and leadership scenarios
5
Cross-functional Interview — Meeting with product managers and TPMs to assess collaboration and strategic thinking skills
6
Final Round — On-site or virtual panel interviews with engineering leadership and team members
7
Executive Interview — Final conversation with senior engineering leadership about vision and long-term impact