Software Engineering Manager - Snowflake Storage

Company: Snowflake, Inc
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: May 9, 2025

Job Description:

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.We are hiring a dynamic and accomplished Engineering Manager to join our Storage team. In this role, you will lead and expand a talented team building cutting edge Storage Management and optimization technologies like automated expiry and tiering, and storage integrations. You'll drive innovation, foster collaboration across Snowflake's diverse teams, and guarantee delivery of robust and scalable solutions for our global enterprise clients.

You will play a critical role in the growth and success of Snowflake's business as we redefine the future of data management at scale.
As an Engineering Manager in the Storage team, you'll need a solid foundation in distributed systems and proven experience in leading and developing high-performing engineering teams. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong critical thinking, crystal-clear communication, and decisive judgement. If you have this mix of skills, and a passion for working in one of the world's largest data domains, we'd love to hear from you!AS AN ENGINEERING MANAGER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:

• Empower a team of exceptional engineers to design, develop, and support highly distributed and scalable data platforms, with a focus on optimizing storage systems for seamless customer experiences.
• Directly influence team growth and development through strategic recruiting, hiring, mentorship, coaching, and by identifying opportunities for advancement.
• Champion the success and growth of your team members, conducting regular one-on-ones and team meetings to provide unwavering support and facilitate career progression.
• Utilize your strong coding and design skills to guide engineers and actively participate in technical tasks as needed (IC1-4 level).
• Collaborate closely with TPM, PM, and other teams on quarterly planning and project tracking, ensuring optimal workflow and exceptional delivery.
• Contribute to the team's vision and roadmap, managing critical initiatives with clear, tactical goals over 12-18 months.
• Lead incident response for customer escalations, production issues, and security incidents, driving thorough postmortems and implementing effective resolutions.
• Catalyze new projects and manage high-impact initiatives on both the platform and services sides, making a significant contribution to Snowflake's strategic objectives.
  OUR IDEAL ENGINEERING MANAGER WILL HAVE:
  • Management Experience: 2+ years of leadership experience in a technical environment. Proven success in recruiting, mentoring, and developing top-tier engineering talent.
  • Technical Skills: 7+ years of industry experience designing and building distributed data systems, especially with focus on distributed persistent systems. Strong coding and design expertise, with hands-on experience in software engineering.
  • Leadership Qualities: Approachable, supportive, and highly collaborative. Exhibits exceptional emotional intelligence and actively uplifts team members.
  • Tactical and Strategic Project Planning: Ability to effectively plan, track, and manage technical projects with substantial business impact. Know when and how to shift resources across areas to achieve execution goals, while also ensuring effective ownership and longer-term alignment of work and skills.
  • Innovation: Potential to grow into roles requiring incubation of projects or managing core, high-impact projects. Proven experience with authoring roadmap documents, project plans and RCAs.
  • Ability to work on-site in our Bellevue, WA office.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?For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
    • The estimated base salary range for this role is $222,000 - $339,200.
    • 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.
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