Software Engineer - Product Security Assurance

Backend Engineer · Mid · Full Time

US-CA-Menlo ParkUSD 160k – 230k5mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Snowflake's Product Security Assurance team is seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to build critical security services and infrastructure that empowers engineers across the company. The role involves designing and implementing security solutions in areas like vulnerability management, supply chain security, and cloud security using Golang and Python in a multi-cloud environment.

Responsibilities

  • Security Service Development: Design, develop, and support critical security services, libraries and frameworks that are highly reliable and easy to use
  • Multi-cloud Software Engineering: Build high-quality and highly reliable software to meet the needs of a fast growing company in a multi-cloud environment
  • Performance Optimization: Analyze and understand reliability, performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them
  • Security Risk Mitigation: Understand the security risks faced by Snowflake and customers, and build solutions to mitigate them
  • Cross-team Collaboration: Work with engineering teams from across Snowflake to build empathy and understand their security needs
  • Infrastructure Direction: Help set the direction for the security infrastructure used by engineers across the company
  • Scalable System Design: Build systems that are highly-reliable and scale to match Snowflake's massive and distributed footprint

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Programming Languages

    Fluency in Golang and/or Python for security service development

  • Systems Programming

    Skills including multi-threading, concurrency, and distributed systems

  • CS Fundamentals

    Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems

  • Software Development

    Experience with design, implementation, testing, debugging and documentation

  • Developer Empathy

    Ability to make security the easy thing to do across the organization

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

Experience

  • Software Development

    3+ years of relevant work experience in software development

  • Problem Solving

    Excellent problem solving skills with ability to tackle complex technical areas

  • On-site Work

    Ability to work on-site in Menlo Park or Bellevue office

Skills

Required

  • Golang

    Primary programming language for building security services

  • Python

    Alternative language for security tooling and automation

  • Distributed Systems

    Understanding of large-scale distributed system architecture

  • Systems Programming

    Multi-threading, concurrency, and low-level programming concepts

  • Security Mindset

    Understanding of security risks and mitigation strategies

Preferred

  • gRPC Services

    Nice to have

    Experience building and supporting highly reliable and scalable gRPC services

  • Developer Libraries

    Nice to have

    Experience building and supporting developer-facing libraries and services

  • Kubernetes

    Nice to have

    Experience with workload orchestration systems for deploying services at scale

  • Infrastructure as Code

    Nice to have

    Experience with Terraform and Pulumi for managing production infrastructure

  • Secret Management

    Nice to have

    Experience building secret management, key management, and identity services

  • Multi-cloud Platforms

    Nice to have

    Experience with AWS, Azure and GCP for building production services

  • Advanced Education

    Nice to have

    Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field

Tech stack

Languages

GolangPython

Frameworks

gRPCKubernetes

Tools

TerraformPulumiAWSAzureGCP

Other

Multi-cloud environmentSecret managementIdentity services

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 160,000 – 230,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Stock Options

    Equity participation in Snowflake's growth as a publicly traded company

  • Comprehensive Benefits

    Full benefits package as outlined on Snowflake careers site

  • Career Development

    Opportunities to build expertise in cutting-edge cloud and security technologies

  • Impact-Driven Culture

    Work environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening

    Phone or video call with recruiter to discuss background and interest in the role

  2. 02

    Technical Phone Screen

    45-60 minute technical interview covering programming concepts in Golang/Python

  3. 03

    System Design Interview

    Architecture discussion focused on building scalable security services

  4. 04

    Security Domain Interview

    Deep dive into security concepts, vulnerability management, and threat modeling

  5. 05

    Behavioral Interview

    Discussion of past experiences, teamwork, and cultural fit with Snowflake values

  6. 06

    Final Round

    On-site or virtual panel interviews with team members and engineering leadership

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.

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

The Product Security Assurance team builds the security services that empower Snowflake engineers to bring the most secure Data Cloud to our customers. We solve the hard security problems so other Snowflake engineers don’t have to. Security, reliability and quality are critical. We need smart engineers who can pick up and understand complex technical areas quickly – and who are enthusiastic about building new technologies!

In this role, you will design, build and support software solutions across a wide range of problem areas, including Vulnerability Management, Supply Chain Security, Cloud Security and Secure Defaults. You will have the opportunity to help set the direction for the security infrastructure used by engineers across the company. The systems you build must be highly-reliable and scale to match Snowflake’s massive and distributed footprint.

We’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate Snowflake’s 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?

As a software engineer at Snowflake, you will:

  • Design, develop, and support critical security services, libraries and frameworks that are highly reliable and easy to use.

  • Build high-quality and highly reliable software to meet the needs of a fast growing company in a multi-cloud environment.

  • Analyze and understand reliability, performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them.

  • Understand the security risks faced by Snowflake and our customers, and build solutions to mitigate them.

  • Work with engineering teams from across Snowflake to build empathy and understand their needs.

OUR IDEAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:

  • 3+ years of relevant work experience in software development

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

  • Fluency in Golang and/or Python

  • Show high developer empathy, and make security the easy thing to do across our organization.

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

  • Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.

  • Experience with design, implementation, testing, debugging and documentation.

  • Ability to work on-site in our Menlo Park or Bellevue office.

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

  • Experience building and supporting highly reliable and scalable GRPC services

  • Experience building and supporting developer facing libraries and services

  • Experience with workload orchestration systems such as Kubernetes to deploy and operate services at scale

  • Experience using infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Pulumi to manage production infrastructure

  • Experience building secret management, key management, identity and related services

  • Experience with AWS, Azure and GCP to build production services

  • Ability to build scalable services that improve developer productivity and security in Golang

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

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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