Snowflake

Senior Software Engineer - Security Foundations

US-WA-Bellevue, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will design, build, and scale security-by-default capabilities to protect Snowflake products across a multi-cloud environment. You will develop intelligent security platforms using AI/ML and build real-time detection and prevention systems.

What you will do

  • Design, build, and scale security-by-default capabilities across a multi-cloud environment
  • Develop intelligent security platforms and services leveraging AI/ML and risk scoring
  • Build real-time detection and prevention systems against account compromise, AI abuse, and data exfiltration
  • Create security intelligence and monitoring capabilities to detect suspicious activity
  • Partner across Security, Engineering, and Product teams to define security strategy and influence product design
  • Set standards for system design, code quality, operational excellence, and scalable security architecture

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in software development with one or more of the following: JavaScript, Java, Python, C, C++, or Go
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, or a similar language for building detections and data pipelines
  • Experience designing, testing, and maintaining software solutions with a security focus
  • A track record of leading projects independently and setting technical direction

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • Experience working with infrastructure across major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Hands-on experience with security primitives including static analysis, dynamic analysis, authentication and access management, DDoS mitigation, or security scanning
  • Background in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional partnerships

About the company

Snowflake is powering the era of the agentic enterprise. The company is growing fast and scaling its team to enable and accelerate growth.