FAQs
What is the primary focus of the Engineering Manager role in the Metadata team?
The primary focus is to drive innovation and guide a dynamic team to impact core infrastructure Metadata services, ensuring low-latency, highly consistent access to Snowflake’s metadata.
How many years of software engineering experience are required for this position?
A minimum of 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience is required, along with prior experience in building or maintaining distributed systems.
What leadership experience is expected from candidates?
Candidates should have at least 4 years of leadership experience, managing software development and/or automating large-scale systems/processes.
What educational background is preferred for this position?
A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related major is preferred, or equivalent experience.
What are the key responsibilities of the Software Engineering Manager?
Key responsibilities include setting strategic vision, translating product requirements into engineering work, driving team projects, providing technical leadership, fostering creativity, and mentoring team members.
Is experience with public cloud platforms necessary?
Yes, an understanding of Data Infrastructure systems and architectures built on Public Cloud platforms is necessary.
What should candidates expect in terms of team culture and dynamics?
Candidates can expect a culture of creativity and innovation, alongside practical decision-making while being part of a strong, healthy, and diverse team.
How does the company support career development for its employees?
The company promotes career development by providing continuous mentorship and coaching to team members.
What kind of projects will the team work on?
The team will work on high-scale APIs that power various workloads across analytics warehouses, Unistore, AI, and container functions, supporting trillions of requests per day.
What impact does this role have on the company’s growth?
This role is critical as it leads and grows an exceptional team to deliver essential components of a highly parallel, robust, and secure enterprise SaaS platform, supporting thousands of customers.