Software Engineer - observability

Software Engineer At Snowflake

Where Data Does More. The Observability team at Snowflake is in charge of building an extensible, self-service Observability platform that reliably collects and serves telemetry data such as metrics, logs, traces to both Snowflake customers and internal Snowflake teams. When developing these solutions, we think about the problem end-to-end: how do we collect data from different stacks across Snowflake reliably, how do we store it efficiently, how do we present this information to the user, what actions do we take on the insights from the data? We are actively looking for a software engineer. If you love solving problems at scale, prefer to write scalable, reliable, and testable software, are an ace troubleshooter, and are deeply technical, then this is the role for you!

As a software engineering at Snowflake you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable observability solutions for logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.
• Build tools and automation to enhance system monitoring, alerting, and root cause analysis.
• Improve and optimize data ingestion, storage, and query efficiency for observability data at scale.
• Collaborate with teams across Snowflake to understand observability needs and implement solutions that improve operational visibility.
• Contribute to open-source and industry best practices in observability and distributed systems monitoring.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of observability systems by participating in on-call rotations and incident management.

What we look for:

• 2+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Java or C++.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a production environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• BS / MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related fields.
• Experience developing or using observability infrastructure such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus etc is a plus.
• Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data.

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 $157,000 - $230,000. 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 an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnacy.