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.
The Applied Performance Group (APG) Engineering team provides a strategic function at Snowflake, with direct impact to our product direction and bottom line. APG engineers are a key bridge between Engineering organizations and across sales, support, and services organizations. They are called upon to help with our most challenging customer performance issues as well as own strategic and competitive performance benchmarking.
We are looking for an outstanding Senior Engineering Manager to join and grow the team.
Lead a team of talented performance engineers to use the newest technologies at Snowflake to make our customers successful
Lead and participate in technical, design, and product discussions relating to the performance-critical areas of Snowflake
Develop the future leaders of Snowflake by providing continuous mentorship, coaching, and growth opportunities
Be comfortable delegating decisions for part of what’s under your purview to others
Know how and when to shift resources across areas to balance the needs of Sales, Support, and Engineering teams that work with APG
Grow the team by recruiting and hiring new team members and growing existing ones
Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while also promoting practical decision-making
Be an expert on the topics of Snowflake architecture, query processing, workload profiling, and Snowflake tools
Be an expert in competitor solutions/products for analytics, data engineering, HTAP, and OLTP
Represent Snowflake and act as performance sponsor for strategic customers.
10+ years of experience delivering Database, Data Warehouse, or Data Engineering implementations and/or benchmark initiatives
5+ years of experience leading teams
Experience and ability to work directly with other engineering teams, product managers, and various levels of management
Strong communication skills, able to effectively communicate ideas and technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences
A track record of recruiting and leading technical teams in a demanding talent market
Strong problem solving skills and excellent interpersonal communication skills
Extensive knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology
Multi-tenant systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and isolation
Experience growing and leading other managers
This is an excellent opportunity to:
Lead and grow an exceptional team of industry veterans and rising stars working with and improving an industry-leading data management system that customers love
Take charge of your own career – this role will push you to grow, both technically as well as a team leader
Learn at scale as you and your team 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?
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role: The estimated base salary range for this role is $235,000 - $336,000.Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.
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?