Senior Software Engineer - Security Foundations

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.