Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake

Snowflake1 weeks ago

Location

US-CA-Menlo Park

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 160,000 – 210,000

Level

Senior

Role

Infrastructure Engineer

Posted

Mar 9, 2026

Full TimeSenior

The role

Summary

Observe by Snowflake is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure supporting an AI-powered observability platform. The ideal candidate will have strong cloud engineering skills, expertise in infrastructure-as-code, and experience with container orchestration and distributed systems.

What you'll do

Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS supporting a high-scale observability platform

System Reliability: Improve system reliability, performance, and operational visibility across development and production environments

CI/CD Development: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling to improve developer productivity and deployment safety

Security Management: Identify and mitigate security risks, and help maintain internal security standards and compliance requirements

Infrastructure Resilience: Build infrastructure that supports high availability, scalability, and operational resilience

On-Call Support: Participate in an on-call rotation, contributing to incident response and post-incident improvements

Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure infrastructure supports evolving product and platform needs

What we look for

Technical

Cloud PlatformsExperience with AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud infrastructure

Container OrchestrationHands-on experience with Kubernetes and container management

Infrastructure as CodeProficiency in tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC technologies

Programming LanguagesStrong programming skills in Go, Python, or similar languages focused on automation and systems development

Education

Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred

Experience

Infrastructure EngineeringMinimum 2+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles

Production SystemsExperience supporting production systems at scale with a focus on reliability and operational excellence

Skills

Required skills

AWS InfrastructureComprehensive knowledge of AWS cloud services and infrastructure design

KubernetesHands-on container orchestration and management skills

Infrastructure as CodeProficient in defining and managing infrastructure using code

System AutomationStrong skills in developing automated solutions for infrastructure management

Nice to have

Distributed SystemsExperience operating large-scale distributed systems

Observability PlatformsFamiliarity with observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, or monitoring infrastructure

Developer ToolingExperience improving developer platform tooling or internal infrastructure platforms

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 160,000 – 210,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Salary range of $160K - $210K with potential stock options

Innovative Work Environment

Opportunity to work at a cutting-edge cloud computing and observability platform

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Phone or video call with recruiting team to assess basic qualifications and background
2
Technical Interview — In-depth technical discussion focusing on infrastructure engineering skills and experience
3
System Design Challenge — Evaluate candidate's ability to design scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions
4
Team Interview — Meet with potential team members to assess cultural fit and collaboration potential
5
Final Interview — Discussion with hiring manager about role expectations and long-term goals