Software Engineer - Container Platform

As a Software Engineer - Container Platform at Snowflake, you'll be instrumental in building and operating scalable, resilient infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include researching and implementing solutions for our Kubernetes platform, contributing to team goals for performance, and ensuring service uptime through participation in on-call rotations. You'll collaborate closely with your team to streamline systems and develop innovative software solutions that tackle complex infrastructure challenges.

To be considered for the Software Engineer - Container Platform role at Snowflake, you should have at least a BS/CS or MS/CS degree and 3+ years of experience in a cloud or platform team focused on mission-critical services. Proficient coding skills, understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices, and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code through tools like Pulumi or Terraform are essential. Experience with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or GCP is also required!

As a Software Engineer at Snowflake, you’ll directly contribute to the AI Data Cloud through your work on the Container Platform. You'll use your knowledge of scalable software solutions and cloud infrastructure to enhance system reliability, optimize service performance, and innovate in ways that align with Snowflake’s business goals. Your contributions will directly impact the deployment and operation of our services in a highly efficient manner.

Software Engineers on the Container Platform team at Snowflake utilize a variety of tools and technologies. Key among these are Kubernetes for orchestration, along with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Pulumi and Terraform. You'll also benefit from proficiency in languages like Golang, Java, Python, or C to craft robust software solutions that meet the infrastructure needs of the company.

The team culture for Software Engineers on the Container Platform at Snowflake places a significant emphasis on collaboration, innovation, and problem-solving. Bright and capable engineers work together in an environment where challenging the norm is encouraged. Expect a supportive atmosphere that fosters knowledge sharing, where your contributions help accelerate the advancement of technologies that shape Snowflake’s services and overall business strategy.

When answering this question, share specific examples of projects where you've used tools like Pulumi or Terraform. Explain how these experiences allowed you to streamline infrastructure deployments, manage configurations efficiently, and enhance system performance, relating it directly to the responsibilities you'll have at Snowflake.

Your answer should reflect your systematic approach to troubleshooting. Discuss how you gather data, reproduce issues, and verify system behavior. Highlight your experience in diagnosing service outages or performance delays while ensuring that your approach aligns with best practices for maintaining uptime and reliability as expected in the Snowflake environment.

Highlight your use of project management techniques, such as Agile methodologies, to prioritize tasks effectively. Describe how you assess project impact, deadlines, and team collaboration, particularly in a fast-paced environment like Snowflake's Container Platform team, and how this helps you manage responsibilities efficiently.

For this question, provide examples of how you've utilized specific cloud services and resources in your previous roles. Discuss your understanding of cloud architecture, service management, and how you’ve optimized implementations to improve performance and reduce costs, correlating this experience to the needs of Snowflake’s Container Platform.

Discuss your belief in automation and monitoring as critical components for scalability and reliability. Relate this to your experience with tools and techniques for ensuring uptime, performance tracking, and proactive management of services, which you would apply in Snowflake's environment.

Share the resources you engage with—like online courses, webinars, or tech communities. Highlight your participation in discussions or contributions to open-source projects, showcasing a proactive approach to learning that would align well with the innovative culture at Snowflake.

Describe a specific scenario in which teamwork was essential to overcome obstacles. Focus on how you communicated with your team, delegated tasks, and navigated challenges collaboratively, demonstrating that you thrive in team environments, particularly in roles like the Software Engineer - Container Platform at Snowflake.

Discuss your proactive approach to identifying and implementing improvements. Share insights about potential optimizations you might consider based on your background, how you would drive cloud adoption, and how you’d engage with the team to iterate on solutions, tailored specifically to Snowflake’s business goals.

Identify the languages you excel at, like Golang, Java, Python, or C, and explain how your familiarity with these languages is beneficial for developing solutions on the Container Platform at Snowflake. Provide examples of how you've applied these languages in past projects that align with the responsibilities of this role.

Outline your adherence to coding standards, best practices, and the use of code reviews. Discuss how you apply testing methodologies to ensure reliability and maintainability, creating a seamless workflow that would benefit the collaborative nature of the Snowflake team.