Principal Software Engineer II - Metadata
On-site · Bellevue, Washington, United States or Menlo Park, California, United States
Job Summary
As a Principal Software Engineer at Snowflake, you will solve real business needs at large scale through software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills. Responsibilities include designing and developing scalable distributed systems for metadata, creating and influencing architecture and design for product roadmaps, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring operational readiness of services. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in distributed services, database systems internals, and strong familiarities such as Java proficiency, with a BS in Computer Science being required.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale distributed services.
- Deep and broad expertise in a variety of database systems internals including metadata management, clustering, compaction, catalogs, storage and replication.
- Excellent understanding of systems infrastructure product development and concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance, reliability and scalability.
Desired Qualifications
- Fluency in Java or other similar procedural object-oriented language is preferred.
- Strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems at the cloud scale.
- Ability to work effectively across engineering teams in multiple locations.
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