← All roles

Staff Software Engineer, App Runtime

Snowflake Inc.· Engineering
Apply on company site
CA-Ontario-TorontoCA$291.3k - CA$341.3kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior/lead engineer role driving the App Runtime platform (Node.js first) from concept to production-grade, scalable, secure deployment of Snowflake Apps; technical leadership across architecture, roadmap, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own the roadmap and technical decisions to evolve the public-preview platform into a production-grade one, adding features like horizontal scaling, cost efficiency via suspend/resume, support for stacks beyond Node.js, and stronger access and data-governance controls
  • Stay deeply hands-on by authoring specs and implementing critical code across components from runtime infrastructure and the governance model to coding agents and user interfaces; lead by example
  • Serve as the primary technical representative for App Runtime internally and externally
  • Partner directly with customers, i.e. developers building Snowflake Apps, converting their needs to roadmap priorities
  • Grow the team by setting a high engineering bar and incubating the next generation of technical leaders
  • Align with adjacent teams like Container Platform, Networking, Cortex AI, Security and Snowsight on shared goals

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Master’s or higher is preferred but not a requirement
  • 10+ years of experience, with a demonstrated track record of architecting, shipping and operating high-scale, container-based platforms (e.g. Kubernetes), including staff-level ownership of technical direction, cross-team delivery, and mentoring
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript or Go (strong in backend and familiar with modern web stacks like Node.js), applied in distributed environments where security, reliability and performance are critical
  • Exceptional communication skills: crisp write-ups, constructive debate, and ability to influence without authority across engineering and product

Skills

Required:Roadmap ownershipSystem architectureBackend programmingSecurity and governanceCross-team leadership

Benefits

  • (Not explicitly listed in the provided description)
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Snowflake Inc.

The Data Platform Built for Data Teams.

Snowflake powers AI, data engineering, applications, and analytics on a trusted, scalable AI Data Cloud—eliminating silos and accelerating innovation.

AIData CloudData EngineeringAnalyticsApplications & Collaboration
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Snowflake Inc.