# Software Engineer - Postgres at Snowflake

- Company: Snowflake
- What the company does: Snowflake powers AI, data engineering, applications, and analytics on a trusted, scalable AI Data Cloud—eliminating silos and accelerating innovation. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.snowflake.net/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: US-CA-Menlo Park
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/snowflake/6e96b818-2350-4601-8bdd-7ddd6c4a5f6d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/snowflake-software-engineer-postgres/

## About the role

Design and build backend services that power provisioning, lifecycle management, and configuration of Snowflake Postgres instances. Develop features in the access and user model, including authorization, secure administration flows, and customer-facing management capabilities.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years of experience building production software in backend, infrastructure, or distributed systems environments
- Strong programming skills in one or more of Java, Go, C++, or Python
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including concurrency, networking, APIs, and data structures
- Experience designing and operating reliable services in production, including debugging, monitoring, and incident response
- Experience working across technical boundaries with product, security, and other engineering teams
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Tags: Engineering