About the Position

Senior Software Engineer - NatSec

US-VA-McLean

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.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer at Snowflake, you will:

Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable distributed systems for our cloud automation platform that include cloud control plane, Kubernetes container platform, and traffic and networking.
Work directly with customers to quickly understand their critical problems and design and implement solutions.
Deploy and maintain availability of cloud compute servers and Kubernetes cluster that power the Snowflake platform in sensitive (sometimes air-gapped) production environments.
Implement software and maintain delivery pipelines that support continuous delivery and automatic compliance in sensitive runtime environments.
Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance.
Collaborate closely with product teams on requirements & SLOs for deploying software into air-gapped environments.
Identify, troubleshoot, and solve network & systems issues.
Automate away routine operational tasks.

Requirements

Must have current clearance and experience working in AIR GAP environment

7+ years of industry experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production, with recent experience in deploying at public sector customers.
In-depth experience with storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and IaC tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
In-depth development skills in Java, C++, Golang, or Python.
Experience with database systems and database internals.
Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Advanced degree in Computer Science or related degree.

Security Clearance

Required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Condition: Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Verification: Proof of clearance is required prior to an offer of employment.

Citizenship & Screening

U.S. Citizenship: Required due to federal law and government contract restrictions; verification via valid passport or approved documentation is mandatory.
Compliance: Candidates must meet all applicable customer and government security screening requirements.

We Offer

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.

About the Company

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 data secure.

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Senior Software Engineer - NatSec

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