Staff Software Engineer

Staff Engineer In The Feature Flagging & Experimentation TeamAt 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.Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.We are looking for a Staff Engineer in the Feature Flagging & Experimentation team. The team's vision is to empower every engineering team at Snowflake to ship confidently, experiment fearlessly, and innovate responsibly through a robust, observable and secure feature flagging platform. The accelerating pace of code and feature generation, driven by an AI-powered development lifecycle, demands that the feature flagging platform must rapidly scale and evolve to meet the needs of this new world. This platform is essential for safely and performantly controlling the enablement and disablement of these rapidly developed new features.If you are passionate about solving complex infrastructure challenges, this opportunity may be for you.As A Staff Software Engineer At Snowflake, You Will:Lead, build and improve Snowflake's feature flagging and experimentation platform.Work on complex framework and code which are used at various places in Snowflake's engineering stack to control feature flags.Build a deep understanding of Snowflake's infrastructure and services.Demonstrate both infrastructure and software engineering expertise by contributing to the team charter to build and operate highly scalable, resilient, and performant infrastructure.Work on large and complex projects that build frameworks, platforms, tools, and automation which will serve and enable the various other engineering teams at Snowflake.Partner with various engineering teams at Snowflake to understand their tech stack and requirements, translate requirements into tangible projects with milestones and lead the team to design and implement the project.Build intuitive and resilient APIs and libraries for other developers as well as Snowflake customers.Evangelize and drive adoption of the Platform & Framework built by the team to meet business goals.Support junior team members, contribute with excellent code quality, documentation, and software development best practices.Our Ideal Staff Software Engineer Will Have:8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on distributed systems.Deep experience building and operating large scale cloud services.Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala, C++, or Python.Solid understanding of system performance, debugging, and reliability engineering principles.Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and influence architecture decisions.Strong problem solving skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment.Strong sense of ownership and desire to build great tools & frameworks for other engineers.Tremendous attention to detail and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems.Effective communication and collaboration skills.A strong work ethic, ability to self-manage and drive project success, and a passion for problem-solving.Proven ability to lead and execute projects that begin with incomplete information or ambiguity requiring a need to drive clarity and consensus with various stakeholders.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?