Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake
Infrastructure Engineer · Senior · Full Time
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Role
What you'll do.
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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Qualifications
What we look for.
Technical
Cloud Platforms
Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud infrastructure
Container Orchestration
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container management
Infrastructure as Code
Proficiency in tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC technologies
Programming Languages
Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or similar languages focused on automation and systems development
Education
Computer Science
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred
Experience
Infrastructure Engineering
Minimum 2+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
Production Systems
Experience supporting production systems at scale with a focus on reliability and operational excellence
Skills
Required
AWS Infrastructure
Comprehensive knowledge of AWS cloud services and infrastructure design
Kubernetes
Hands-on container orchestration and management skills
Infrastructure as Code
Proficient in defining and managing infrastructure using code
System Automation
Strong skills in developing automated solutions for infrastructure management
Preferred
Distributed Systems
Nice to haveExperience operating large-scale distributed systems
Observability Platforms
Nice to haveFamiliarity with observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, or monitoring infrastructure
Developer Tooling
Nice to haveExperience improving developer platform tooling or internal infrastructure platforms
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Tools
Other
Compensation
Pay and benefits.
Base·USD 160,000 – 210,000
Equity·Stock options
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
Process
Interview steps.
- 01
Initial Screening
Phone or video call with recruiting team to assess basic qualifications and background
- 02
Technical Interview
In-depth technical discussion focusing on infrastructure engineering skills and experience
- 03
System Design Challenge
Evaluate candidate's ability to design scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions
- 04
Team Interview
Meet with potential team members to assess cultural fit and collaboration potential
- 05
Final Interview
Discussion with hiring manager about role expectations and long-term goals
Full posting
Original listing.
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Observe by Snowflake is an AI-powered observability platform built on the Snowflake Data Cloud and engineered for scale. We ingest and store logs, metrics, traces, and events on an open, scalable data lake using open formats like Apache Iceberg, delivering deep correlation and long-term analytics at dramatically lower cost. A dynamic Knowledge Graph and chat-based AI SRE provide rich context and guided workflows so teams can move from detection to root cause and resolution significantly faster.
The Infrastructure team at Observe by Snowflake is responsible for building, scaling, and operating the development and production environments that power our observability platform. We are a small, highly collaborative team with a broad scope, focused on delivering reliable infrastructure while continuously improving the systems that support our engineers and customers.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS supporting a high-scale observability platform.
Improve system reliability, performance, and operational visibility across development and production environments.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling to improve developer productivity and deployment safety.
Identify and mitigate security risks, and help maintain internal security standards and compliance requirements.
Build infrastructure that supports high availability, scalability, and operational resilience
Participate in an on-call rotation, contributing to incident response and post-incident improvements.
Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure infrastructure supports evolving product and platform needs.
What We’re Looking For
2+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or related roles.
Experience operating container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or similar languages, with a focus on automation and systems development.
Experience supporting production systems at scale, with a focus on reliability and operational excellence.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance short-term operational needs with long-term infrastructure design.
Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure
Nice to Have
Experience operating large-scale distributed systems.
Familiarity with observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, or monitoring infrastructure.
Experience improving developer platform tooling or internal infrastructure platforms.
Experience working in high-growth or rapidly evolving engineering environments.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
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