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Senior Software Engineer - Product Security - Poland

Security Engineer · Senior · Full Time

PL-WarsawUSD 180k – 240k1mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Senior Software Engineer role at Snowflake's Product Security team, focused on building world-class security infrastructure and tooling for the Data Cloud platform. This position requires 6+ years of backend development and security engineering experience, with strong fundamentals in distributed systems and security architecture. The role offers the opportunity to drive security strategy for AI-native enterprise systems while collaborating with industry experts on large-scale, elastic security solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Security Infrastructure Design and Evolution: Architect and enhance Snowflake's security infrastructure and tooling to be elastic, large-scale, and highly performant while maintaining simplicity and ease of use for developers. Lead technical design decisions for systems handling distributed security policies and controls across cloud environments.
  • Developer Security Tool Development: Build world-class security tools and services that empower Snowflake engineers to develop and secure the Data Cloud platform efficiently. Develop solutions that reduce friction between security requirements and developer productivity while maintaining comprehensive protection.
  • Product Security Roadmap and Strategy: Work as a key stakeholder with product managers to define and drive the quarterly and long-term roadmap for the Product Security team. Balance current customer needs with emerging security trends, particularly AI security and security considerations for AI-driven systems within the enterprise.
  • Cross-Functional Technical Leadership: Collaborate with industry-leading experts in distributed systems, cross-cloud development, and security excellence. Provide technical guidance to accelerate high-quality software delivery to production while maintaining security excellence and compliance.
  • Strategic Security Ownership: Take strategic ownership of security initiatives, ensuring the team remains ahead of technological trends and future demands. Maintain clarity on security strategy and champion technical excellence in all security implementations.
  • Enterprise Security Standards: Establish and enforce security standards, best practices, and controls that enable the Product Security team to serve current customer needs while anticipating future security challenges in cloud-native, AI-enabled enterprise environments.

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Backend Services and Tools Development

    6+ years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services, security tools, and developer infrastructure with track record of flawless execution.

  • Security Space Experience

    Preferably 6+ years working in security-focused roles or projects, understanding threat models, security architecture patterns, and enterprise security requirements.

  • Distributed Systems Fundamentals

    Strong CS fundamentals including deep knowledge of distributed systems architecture, data structures, algorithms, and system design principles for large-scale systems.

  • Programming Language Proficiency

    Fluency in at least one of Rust, Python, or Golang, with ability to write production-grade, secure, and performant code.

Education

  • Computer Science or Related Field

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating strong computer science fundamentals.

Experience

  • 6+ Years Industry Experience

    Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience, with preference for security engineering, developer tools, or infrastructure roles.

  • Technical Execution Track Record

    Demonstrated ability to execute complex technical projects reliably at scale, with focus on security, performance, and reliability.

  • Collaborative Team Environment

    Proven ability to work effectively in team settings, collaborate across functions, and contribute to collective success while maintaining high technical standards.

  • Strategic and Ownership Mindset

    Evidence of strategic thinking, taking ownership of complex problems, and driving initiatives from concept through production deployment.

Skills

Required

  • Backend Development

    Proven ability to design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and tools at scale, with emphasis on security implementations and system reliability.

  • Security Engineering

    Strong background in security architecture, threat modeling, and implementation of security controls within enterprise systems and cloud-based applications.

  • Distributed Systems

    Deep understanding of distributed system design principles, including scalability, reliability, consistency models, and security considerations across multiple nodes and regions.

  • Rust, Python, or Golang

    Fluency in at least one systems-level or high-performance language for building secure, efficient backend services and developer tools.

  • Data Structures and Algorithms

    Strong computer science fundamentals with ability to design optimal solutions for complex security and performance challenges.

  • Interpersonal Communication

    Excellent ability to articulate complex technical security concepts to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, with fluent written and verbal English.

Preferred

  • AI Security and Safety

    Nice to have

    Experience designing guardrails, policy controls, or scanning mechanisms for AI-assisted software development, including security for AI-driven systems and LLM-based tools.

  • Cloud Infrastructure

    Nice to have

    Hands-on experience with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization with Kubernetes, and multi-cloud deployment strategies.

  • Enterprise Build Systems

    Nice to have

    Experience with large-scale build systems like Bazel, including understanding of caching, distribution, and security isolation within build pipelines.

  • Microservices Architecture

    Nice to have

    Proven ability to design and implement scalable microservices-based systems with emphasis on service isolation, inter-service communication, and security boundaries.

  • Multi-Tenant Systems

    Nice to have

    Experience building secure, isolated, high-performance multi-tenant systems with focus on data isolation, compliance, and tenant-specific security policies.

  • Code and Cloud Scanning

    Nice to have

    Hands-on experience developing or operating static code analysis, SAST, or cloud-native security scanning tools for vulnerability detection and remediation.

  • Security Services and Tools

    Nice to have

    Track record of designing and implementing enterprise-grade security services, developer security tools, or security infrastructure platforms.

Tech stack

Languages

RustPythonGolang

Frameworks

Microservices FrameworksAPI Frameworks

Databases

Distributed DatabasesCloud-Native Storage

Tools

KubernetesBazelCloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)Security Scanning Tools

Other

AI Security and GuardrailsDistributed Systems PatternsEnterprise Security Patterns

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 180,000 – 240,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Equity Participation

    Competitive stock options enabling you to participate in Snowflake's growth as a market-leading data cloud provider.

  • Health and Wellness

    Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with company contributions supporting employee wellbeing.

  • Retirement Planning

    401(k) retirement plans with company matching to help secure long-term financial goals.

  • Paid Time Off

    Generous vacation, sick leave, and personal days supporting work-life balance and team member wellbeing.

  • Professional Development

    Learning and development opportunities including technical training, conference attendance, and career advancement support.

  • Flexible Work Arrangements

    Flexible working options and remote-friendly policies supporting diverse work preferences and life circumstances.

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening and Technical Alignment

    Recruiter call (30 minutes) to discuss background, experience with security engineering or developer tools, and alignment with the Product Security team's mission of empowering engineers with world-class security infrastructure.

  2. 02

    Technical Depth Assessment

    Technical phone screen (45-60 minutes) with a Product Security team member covering distributed systems fundamentals, security architecture patterns, and problem-solving approach for large-scale backend systems challenges.

  3. 03

    System Design and Architecture

    System design round (60 minutes) focusing on designing secure, scalable, performant backend services and security infrastructure. Emphasis on trade-offs between security, usability, and operational complexity in multi-tenant, distributed environments.

  4. 04

    Security Engineering Deep Dive

    Specialized security engineering discussion (60 minutes) with senior security engineers exploring threat modeling, security design decisions, and approach to AI security challenges and policy controls for developer tools.

  5. 05

    Strategic and Leadership Fit

    Round with Product Security team lead (45 minutes) assessing strategic thinking, ownership mindset, collaboration style, and vision for evolving security infrastructure in an AI-native enterprise context.

  6. 06

    Final Conversation and Culture Fit

    Final discussion with hiring manager covering team dynamics, growth opportunities, long-term career development at Snowflake, and organizational fit with low-ego, experimental, AI-native thinking culture.

Full posting

Original listing.

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

We’re hiring a talented Senior Software Engineer to help us build a world-class security experience for Snowflake engineers. As an engineer in the Product Security team, you will play a central role in delivering the next generation of tools used by our engineers to develop and secure our flagship product. Together with industry-wide experts in distributed systems, cross-cloud development and security excellence, you will evolve our security infrastructure and tooling to be elastic, large-scale, and highly performant with simplicity at its core.

As a software engineer in the Product Security Team, you will help Snowflake realize its mission and vision of becoming the premier Data Cloud by accelerating the delivery of our high-quality software to production. You will be a key stakeholder in driving clarity on our strategy and partner with product managers to chart the quarterly and long-term roadmaps for the team. You will ensure that the team is executing towards serving the current needs of its customers, while ensuring that we stay ahead of technological trends and future demands, including AI security and security for AI-driven systems.

Our ideal Senior Software Engineer will have:

  • Strong passion for making developers highly productive.

  • 6+ years of industry experience developing tools and backend services, preferably in the security space

  • A track record of flawless technical execution.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

  • Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Rust, Python, Golang.

  • Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate well.

  • A strategic mindset and a strong sense of ownership.

  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

  • Outstanding written and verbal English language skills.

Bonus points for experience with the following:

  • Experience building guardrails, scanning, or policy controls for AI-assisted software development.

  • Designing and implementing security services and tools.

  • Experience with public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes.

  • Experience working on enterprise-grade build systems like Bazel.

  • Multi-tenant systems with a focus on reliability, performance, isolation and security.

  • Hands-on experience with microservices architecture.

  • Experience with code scanning or cloud scanning.

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?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

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