Snowflake
Senior Software Engineer - Security Foundations
$200K–$288K
US-WA-Bellevue +1 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- US-WA-Bellevue
US-CA-Menlo Park - Experience
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Builds and scales security systems to detect, prevent, and respond to abuse and threats across Snowflake’s multi-cloud platform.
What you'll do
- Design and build security-by-default capabilities and real-time threat detection and prevention systems.
- Develop security platforms using AI/ML and risk scoring, and create monitoring and actionable security insights.
- Partner across teams to shape security strategy and raise standards for architecture, code quality, and operations.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of software development experience with one or more of 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 security-focused software.
- Track record of independently leading projects and setting technical direction.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) or security primitives and secure SDLC practices.
Pay
$200K – $287.5K (USD; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
JavaScript, Java, Python, C, C++, Go, SQL, AWS
AI focus
Develops AI/ML-enabled security platforms and risk scoring to identify and respond to threats, including AI abuse and AI security threats.
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