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Senior Engineering Manager - Data Governance

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Snowflake

Senior Engineering Manager - Data Governance

Bellevue, WA

Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.

AS A SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER ON THE DATA GOVERNANCE TEAM, YOU WILL:

  • Lead and drive projects from idea formulation, to design, and to implementation.
  • Drive great partnership with the product management team.
  • Set team strategy and be accountable for team plans and deliverables.
  • Grow and build a strong, healthy, and diverse team through hiring as well as mentoring and coaching.
  • Collaborate with other engineering teams and cross functional teams.
  • Provide strong technical leadership to the team and partner teams.
  • Revolutionize how organizations leverage data and AI as a strategic business asset
  • Understand deeply the state of art research and industry trends, and lead the team to build data governance features into Snowflake as an integrated service.

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We expect our engineering managers to demonstrate a strong engineering background via their past experience both as engineers and as managers.
OUR IDEAL ENGINEERING MANAGER WILL HAVE:
  • 15+ years of experience in building large scale distributed systems, some of which are in databases, security and/or privacy domains.
  • 5+ years of experience in managing and leading engineering teams to build services and framework in the above domains.
  • Strong track record of growing and managing engineering teams.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals
  • Experience with database systems and database internals, such as query engines and optimizers are a big plus
  • Experience in building data security, data privacy and governance systems is a plus
  • Experience with building large scale and sophisticated data pipelines is a plus

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company's data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
  • The estimated base salary range for this role is $235,000 - $368,000.
  • Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.


The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

Client-provided location(s): Bellevue, WA, USA
Job ID: Snowflake-7646654002
Employment Type: Full Time