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# Software Engineer - Database Engineering

- **Company:** Snowflake Inc.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Query Optimization, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, System Programming, Data Processing, Multithreading, Snowflake, Concurrency, Apache Spark, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Cassandra, Free and Open-Source Software, Database Replication
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/11044544?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F11044544%2FSoftware-Engineer-Database-Engineering-Washington-Bellevue

## About the Role

* 2+ years industry experience working on commercial or open-source software.
 * Fluency in Java or C++.
 * Familiarity with development in a Linux environment.
 * Excellent problem solving skills, and strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
 * Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.
 * Experience with implementation testing, debugging and documentation.
 * Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field; Masters or PhD preferred.
 * Ability to work on-site in our Menlo Park / Bellevue / Berlin office.

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

 * SQL or other database technologies including internal design and implementation.
 * Query optimization, query execution, compiler design and implementation.
 * Experience with internals of distributed key value stores like FoundationDB and storage engines like RocksDB, InnoDB, BerkeleyDB etc.
 * Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL internals
 * Data warehouse design, database systems, and large-scale data processing solutions like Hadoop and Spark.
 * Large scale distributed systems, transactions and consistency models.
 * Experience in database replication technology
 * Big data storage technologies and their applications, e.g., HDFS, Cassandra, Columnar Databases, etc.

## Description

We're hiring talented Software Engineers to join the Snowflake Database Engineering team! In this role you will work directly with our team to evolve our elastic, large scale, high-performance data processing system. We need smart engineers who can pick up and understand complex technical areas quickly - and who are enthusiastic about building new technologies!


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