Senior Software Engineer - Data Governance
San Mateo, CA 
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Posted 30 days ago
Job Description

Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.

There is only one Data Cloud. Snowflake's founders started from scratch and designed a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. But it didn't stop there. They engineered Snowflake to power the Data Cloud, where thousands of organizations unlock the value of their data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. This is our vision: a world with endless insights to tackle the challenges and opportunities of today and reveal the possibilities of tomorrow.

The data governance team builds services, systems, and product features to help our customers confidently bring their most sensitive data and workloads to Snowflake. We build scalable, intuitive, and robust capabilities to help our customers identify and track sensitive data; know the lineage and quality of the data to ensure its trustworthiness; control access based on the sensitivity of the data; track access; share and collaborate on sensitive data with high standards of compliance and governance.

Some of the features the team has worked on include, , , and .

Robust Data Governance capabilities are critical to our customers trusting us with their most sensitive data and workloads.

AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN DATA GOVERNANCE, YOU WILL:
  • Design and build Data Governance services, systems, and product features to classify data, track its flow, secure its access and audit its usage.
  • Work closely with PMs to drive projects from idea formulation to design and implementation.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE MOST OF THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 8+ years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals with expert-level development skills in Java or C++
  • Experience with database systems and database internals, such as query engines and optimizers are a big plus
  • Experience in building data security, data privacy and governance systems is a plus
  • Experience with building large scale and sophisticated data pipelines is a plus
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related major, or equivalent experience

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.

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

  • The estimated base salary range for this role is $214,000 - $327,750.
  • 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 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?


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, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$214,000 - $327,750
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
8+ years
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