Engineering Manager

SnowCommand within GlobalPlatform and Snowflake 

Snowflake is a pioneering force in cloud technology, driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and growth. From our inception, we've been guided by a vision to redefine the digital landscape, constantly pushing boundaries and exploring new frontiers. At the heart of our operations lie our Global Platform and SnowCommand initiatives, integral components that ensure our continued success. The Global Platform serves as the backbone of our operations, providing a robust environment that supports our global footprint. SnowCommand, on the other hand, is our central hub for operational efficiency, streamlining processes, enhancing security measures, and fostering collaboration across diverse domains within Snowflake. Together, they drive our growth and shape the future of cloud tech. SnowCommand is the cornerstone of our internal excellence and innovation, centralizing production access and orchestrating seamless processes. It's a key pillar in our GlobalPlatform initiative, ensuring operational readiness and scalability to meet our evolving needs.

We are looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to join and grow this high-impact team.

Learn more about the Warsaw office: Link and check out the short video about SnowCommand team Revolutionizing Tech Platforms | Snowflake SnowCommand Team In Warsaw

AS AN ENGINEERING MANAGER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO:

• Lead a team of talented engineers in the design, development of a platform for internal tools 
• Support engineers in their career development by providing clear feedback and developing engineering leaders
• Ensure reliability, performance and scale of the services you own in production.
• Develop the future leaders of Snowflake by providing continuous mentorship, coaching, and growth opportunities
• Translate product requirements into engineering work for your team, reaching out to others for assistance as needed
• Partner with other leaders in the Engineering and Product organizations on quarterly planning, staffing, and project schedules
• Use your strong foundation as a technical leader to reliably deliver on complex projects while keeping the quality bar high
• Grow the team by recruiting and hiring new team members and growing existing ones
• Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while also promoting practical decision-making

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering management experience.
• A track record of recruiting and leading technical teams in a demanding talent market.
• Rock solid engineering fundamentals.
• Extremely strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• Experience designing and building complex distributed systems.
• Prior experience running high-performing engineering teams.
• Proven experience with authoring roadmap documents, project plans, and RCAs.

WHY BE AN ENGINEERING MANAGER FOR INTERNAL TOOLS TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?

This is an excellent opportunity to:

• Expand this framework and onboard more and more teams to accelerate internal processes and improve end customer experiences. 
• Likewise, whenever possible we want to automate away manual work and build systems to replace inefficient processes so we should own a scalable infrastructure to do so. 
• Lead and grow an exceptional team and rising stars building an industry-leading data management system that customers love
• Take charge of your own career – this role will push you to grow, both technically as well as a team leader
• Learn at scale as you and your team deliver set of tools supporting processes across whole company