Senior Software Engineer (IAM, AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (IAM, AI): Building and scaling critical identity and access management systems for Snowflake with an accent on AI-native security, authentication protocols, and fine-grained authorization frameworks. Focus on designing high-performance distributed services, implementing secure agent workflows, and ensuring system reliability for large-scale data workloads.

Location: Must be based in the United States (Bellevue, WA)

Salary: $200,000 – $287,500

Company

Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform provider powering the era of the agentic enterprise through innovative AI-native solutions.

What you will do

• Design and implement AI security capabilities for controlled and audited agent workflows.
• Develop identity and access management features, including integration with next-generation identity providers.
• Build scalable authorization frameworks for fine-grained access control across millions of users and objects.
• Develop secure data sharing and access solutions for internal and external applications.
• Lead large-scale projects, including technical planning, execution, and code reviews.
• Guide team members through high-quality design decisions and mentorship.

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience in designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Strong development skills in Java, C#, or C++.
• Deep knowledge of identity and access management concepts (authentication, authorization).
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with industry-standard security protocols like SAML, SCIM, OAuth, OIDC, Federation, and RBAC.
• Experience with database internals, query engines, and optimizers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative team environment with mentorship from Principal engineers.
• Focus on innovation, experimental mindset, and rapid testing of emerging capabilities.
• Opportunity to work on critical security infrastructure for a fast-growing global platform.