Senior Software Engineer, Query Optimizer

at  Snowflake

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.
We’re at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world’s greatest data and applications platform. Our “Get It Done” culture allows everyone at Snowflake to have an equal opportunity to innovate on new ideas, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration.
At the center of the data cloud is the Snowflake Database Engineering team. We are responsible for building the core query engine used to process the massive amounts of diverse data managed by our customers. This includes developing novel state-of-the-art query optimizations, query execution techniques for industry-leading performance, and building a database system that’s highly efficient, performant, and scalable.
We are looking for an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to join and grow the team.

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Query Optimizer; heuristic based query rewrites, cost based optimizations, cardinality estimations, plan stability, interleaved query optimization based on runtime feedback
• Designed and implemented cloud-scale distributed database system internals

WHY BE A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR DATABASE ENGINEERING AT SNOWFLAKE?

This is an excellent opportunity to:

• Work with an exceptional team of industry veterans and rising stars building the industry-leading data management system that customers love
• Take charge of your own career – this role will push you to grow as a technical leader
• Learn at scale as you deliver essential components of a highly distributed, robust and secure enterprise SaaS platform that services thousands of customers and more than a billion complex queries every day

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

Please refer the Job description for details