Software Engineer - Postgres

Snowflake's Postgres team is building a managed Postgres experience inside Snowflake. This role focuses on the control plane, working on distributed systems at scale and research-grade optimizations across the software stack, including provisioning, managing, securing, and operating Postgres in Snowflake. You will work on core backend systems at the intersection of distributed systems, database infrastructure, security, and operational excellence.

• Design and build backend services for 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.
• Improve reliability, observability, and operability of asynchronous workflows and background systems.
• Partner with product, security, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver simple customer experiences on complex infrastructure.
• Investigate production issues, participate in on-call, and drive fixes that improve resilience and reduce operational burden.
• Contribute to technical design, code review, and mentoring.

• 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.

• Experience with PostgreSQL, database internals, or managed database platforms.
• Experience with identity, authorization, RBAC, or other security-sensitive systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with workflow orchestration, control plane systems, or highly asynchronous service architectures.

Salary range: $160K – $230K. Offers equity. For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information.