Software Engineer, Full Stack - Marketplace
Full Stack Engineer · Mid · Full Time
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Role
What you'll do.
Join Snowflake's Marketplace team as a Full Stack Software Engineer to build next-generation data discovery and AI-powered collaboration platforms. This high-impact role requires 2-5 years of full-stack development experience with TypeScript, React, Java, Go, or Python to design scalable, customer-centric features that power the global data and AI revolution. You'll work collaboratively across product, design, and engineering teams to architect robust systems serving millions of enterprise customers while contributing to the technical direction of a rapidly scaling platform.
Responsibilities
- Full-Stack Feature Development: Design, develop, and deliver end-to-end features across frontend and backend systems that directly impact customers and marketplace partners. Take ownership of features from conception through production deployment, ensuring exceptional user experience and system reliability across the Snowflake Marketplace platform.
- Collaborative Cross-Functional Partnerships: Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and peer engineers to define requirements, architect solutions, and deliver cohesive features. Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions to maintain engineering excellence and align technical decisions with product strategy.
- Scalable System Architecture: Build and optimize high-performance backend services and frontend components that handle massive scale across global enterprise customers. Design systems that prioritize reliability, performance optimization, and maintainability while supporting rapid iteration and feature deployment.
- Code Quality and Engineering Excellence: Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code that adheres to best practices in software engineering. Contribute to the development of coding standards, testing frameworks, and documentation practices that elevate the entire engineering team's output and technical culture.
- Technical Leadership and Direction: Be a strong contributor to overall product and technical direction of the Marketplace platform. Identify opportunities for architectural improvements, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the engineering strategy that supports business growth and customer success.
- Security and Performance Optimization: Apply deep understanding of security best practices, performance optimization, and scalability patterns to build enterprise-grade systems. Conduct performance profiling, optimize database queries, and implement security controls that protect customer data while maintaining system responsiveness.
Qualifications
What we look for.
Technical
Frontend Development Proficiency
Demonstrated expertise with TypeScript and React, including component architecture, state management (Redux/Context), React hooks, and performance optimization. Ability to build responsive, accessible user interfaces that work seamlessly across browsers and devices.
Backend Development Experience
Production experience building microservices or API-driven backends using one or more languages: Java, Go, or Python. Familiarity with REST API design, asynchronous processing, and backend service architecture patterns.
Full-Stack Web Application Architecture
Strong understanding of modern web application architecture including client-server communication, HTTP protocols, request/response cycles, session management, and data flow patterns between frontend and backend systems.
Database and Data Management
Hands-on experience designing and optimizing database schemas, writing efficient SQL queries, and understanding relational database principles. Familiarity with data warehousing concepts is a plus given Snowflake's domain.
Core Computer Science Fundamentals
Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, and computational thinking. Ability to reason about system design tradeoffs, optimize performance bottlenecks, and debug complex technical issues systematically.
Web Security and Performance Patterns
Understanding of common web security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10), secure coding practices, and performance optimization techniques. Knowledge of caching strategies, CDN usage, and frontend/backend performance profiling tools.
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or related field. Equivalent professional experience and demonstrated technical proficiency through portfolio/open-source contributions can substitute for traditional degree requirements.
Experience
2-5 Years of Professional Development
2-5 years of hands-on software engineering experience designing and building production-grade web applications at technology-driven companies. Experience scaling applications to handle millions of users or massive data volumes is highly valuable.
Scalable Web Application Experience
Demonstrated experience building scalable web applications with clear focus on user experience, performance, and reliability. Portfolio of shipped features or products that have directly impacted customers is strongly preferred.
Full-Stack Ownership
Experience owning features end-to-end from requirements through production, including frontend implementation, backend API development, database design, testing, and deployment. Familiarity with CI/CD practices and deployment pipelines.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Track record of working effectively with product managers, designers, and other engineers in fast-paced environments. Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Skills
Required
TypeScript
Advanced proficiency in TypeScript for type-safe JavaScript development, including generics, interfaces, and advanced type patterns. Experience with TypeScript tooling, build systems, and integration with modern frontend frameworks.
React
Expert-level React development including functional components, hooks, state management, performance optimization, and testing. Familiarity with React ecosystem tools like Next.js, React Query, or similar frameworks.
Backend Development (Java, Go, or Python)
Production experience with at least one backend language: Java (Spring framework), Go (Gin, Echo), or Python (FastAPI, Django). Ability to design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices.
SQL and Database Design
Strong SQL writing skills including complex queries, joins, and optimization. Understanding of database design principles, normalization, and indexing strategies for performance.
Version Control and Git
Proficiency with Git version control including branching strategies, code reviews, and collaborative development workflows. Comfortable with modern git workflows and pull request processes.
Web Application Security
Understanding of common web vulnerabilities and secure coding practices including authentication, authorization, input validation, and data protection mechanisms appropriate for enterprise applications.
Preferred
Data Platform or Analytics Experience
Nice to havePrevious experience building data analytics platforms, data warehousing solutions, or working with large-scale data processing systems. Familiarity with data cataloging, metadata management, or data governance concepts.
Marketplace or Platform Architecture
Nice to haveExperience designing and building marketplace platforms, multi-tenant systems, or partner/customer ecosystem platforms. Understanding of network effects and platform scaling considerations.
Cloud Platform Expertise
Nice to haveExperience working with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) including services like compute, storage, databases, and networking. Familiarity with cloud-native architecture patterns and serverless computing.
Containerization and Orchestration
Nice to haveExperience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration for deploying scalable microservices. Understanding of container security and best practices for containerized applications.
AI/ML Integration
Nice to haveExperience integrating AI or machine learning capabilities into user-facing applications. Familiarity with prompt engineering, LLM APIs, or ML inference serving for production systems.
Performance Profiling and Optimization
Nice to haveHands-on experience with performance profiling tools, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations in both frontend and backend systems. Knowledge of monitoring and observability practices.
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Databases
Tools
Other
Compensation
Pay and benefits.
Base·USD 160,000 – 230,000
Equity·Stock options
Benefits
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with competitive plan options and employer contributions.
Stock Options and Equity
Equity compensation in publicly-traded Snowflake, allowing employees to participate in company growth and align with long-term success.
Retirement Planning
401(k) matching program with competitive employer contribution to support long-term financial security and retirement planning.
Professional Development Budget
Annual learning and development allowance for conference attendance, courses, certifications, and skill development opportunities.
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive vacation, sick leave, and personal days enabling work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
Flexible Work Arrangements
Remote work options and flexible scheduling to support diverse working styles and maximize productivity and satisfaction.
Mental Health and Wellness
Access to mental health resources, wellness programs, gym subsidies, and employee assistance programs supporting holistic wellbeing.
Parental Leave
Comprehensive parental leave policies supporting both birth and non-birth parents with paid time off for family bonding.
Tuition Reimbursement
Reimbursement for job-relevant educational pursuits including undergraduate, graduate, and professional certifications.
Employee Discount Programs
Discounts on Snowflake products and services along with partnerships for retail, entertainment, and lifestyle benefits.
Process
Interview steps.
- 01
Initial Recruiter Screening
Phone or video conversation with a Snowflake recruiter to discuss your background, experience, and interest in the Marketplace full-stack engineer role. This 30-45 minute call evaluates culture fit and confirms alignment with role requirements.
- 02
Technical Phone Screen
30-minute technical conversation with a senior engineer covering core full-stack concepts, recent projects, and problem-solving approach. Expect discussion of TypeScript, React, backend architecture, database design, and your experience building scalable systems.
- 03
Hands-On Coding Challenge
Take-home or live coding exercise focusing on full-stack development. Typically involves building a small feature with frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Java/Go/Python) components to assess practical implementation skills and code quality.
- 04
System Design Interview
Technical interview focused on architecting scalable systems at the level expected for a mid-level full-stack engineer. Discuss database design, API architecture, performance considerations, and tradeoffs when building marketplace-scale infrastructure.
- 05
Product and Collaboration Round
Conversation with product manager and/or designer focusing on your approach to building customer-centric products, collaboration style, and understanding of marketplace dynamics. Discuss how you think about user experience and product impact.
- 06
Leadership and Culture Fit
Interview with engineering manager or senior leader exploring your growth aspirations, experience working in fast-paced environments, and alignment with Snowflake's values around innovation, collaboration, and AI-native thinking.
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.
Snowflake is at the forefront of the data and AI revolution - with a mission to help every company achieve its potential with data & AI. As part of our mission to enable every organization to achieve its full potential, the Snowflake Marketplace serves as the vibrant hub which enables customers to do more with data. We are building a platform that empowers organizations to seamlessly discover, access, and build with valuable datasets, cutting-edge applications, and intelligent AI agents.
With the rapid growth of the Snowflake Marketplace, we are not just adding new features - we are rethinking the architecture and reimagining the user experience to build a best-in-class product that scales to meet the demands of our global customer and partner ecosystem. We are looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and driving customer value.
This is a high-impact role where you will have a direct impact on the product and the opportunity to grow your skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
Design, develop, and deliver features across our full stack that have a direct impact on our customers and partners.
Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver end-to-end features.
Build robust and high-performance systems to support the Marketplace platform, using technologies like TypeScript, React, Go, Java, and Python.
Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code, while contributing to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Be a strong contributor to the overall product and technical direction of the area
OUR IDEAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:
2-5 years of industry experience designing and building scalable web applications with a focus on great user experience.
A strong foundation in full-stack development. You should have significant frontend experience with TypeScript and React, and experience with backend services in languages like Java, Go, or Python.
A genuine passion for building customer-facing products and a drive to solve problems that create real value for users.
A strong understanding of core computer science concepts and web application architecture, including security, performance, and scalability.
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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