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At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Snowflake is a high-growth, cloud-native data platform company committed to empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential. With a culture built on impact, innovation, and collaboration, we offer an environment where you can build large-scale systems, move fast, and take your technology career to the next level. We are seeking a highly talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our Database Engineering team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to the evolution of our core product: an elastic, large-scale, high-performance data processing system. We are looking for smart, enthusiastic engineers who can quickly master complex technical areas and are passionate about building new, industry-leading technologies. AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: Design and implement novel query optimization or distributed data processing algorithms to maintain Snowflake's industry-leading data warehousing capabilities. Design, develop, and support a petabyte-scale cloud database system, ensuring it is highly parallel and fault-tolerant. Develop and implement the new service architecture required to enable the next generation of the Snowflake Data Cloud. Analyze, understand, and resolve complex performance and scalability bottlenecks within the system.

Key Responsibilities : Primary responsibilities :- Installation and configuration of MySQL instances on single or multiple ports. Hands-on experience of working with MysQL 5.7 and MySQL 8. Clear understanding of MysQL Replication process flows , threads , setting up multi node clusters and basic troubleshooting. Understanding of at least one of the backup and recovery methods for MySQL . Strong fundamentals of SQL and able to understand and tune complex SQL queries when needed. Strong fundamentals on the linux system side and monitoring tools like top , iostats , sar etc. At Least couple of years of production hands on experience on medium to big sized MySQL databases. Setting up and maintaining users and privileges management system and troubleshooting relevant access issues. Some exposure to external tools like Percona , ProxySQL , HAP etc. Understand the transaction flows and ACID compliance. Basic understanding of networking concepts . Performing on-call support and should be able to provide the first level support . Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong shell scripting skills . Good to have Python . Secondary responsibilities. :- Able to configure and setup NOSQL databases like Mongodb and Cassandra. Ability to learn new technologies along with a team and a positive outlook to understand problems from the business point of view. Qualifications: Proficiency in database management systems such as , MySQL or NoSQL databases. SQL programming and database design skills. Knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization techniques. Familiarity with database security best practices. Scripting and automation skills (Good to have- Python). Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Key Responsibilities : Primary responsibilities :- Installation and configuration of MySQL instances on single or multiple ports. Hands-on experience of working with MysQL 5.7 and MySQL 8. Clear understanding of MysQL Replication process flows , threads , setting up multi node clusters and basic troubleshooting. Understanding of at least one of the backup and recovery methods for MySQL . Strong fundamentals of SQL and able to understand and tune complex SQL queries when needed. Strong fundamentals on the linux system side and monitoring tools like top , iostats , sar etc. At Least couple of years of production hands on experience on medium to big sized MySQL databases. Setting up and maintaining users and privileges management system and troubleshooting relevant access issues. Some exposure to external tools like Percona , ProxySQL , HAP etc. Understand the transaction flows and ACID compliance. Basic understanding of networking concepts . Performing on-call support and should be able to provide the first level support . Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong shell scripting skills . Good to have Python . Secondary responsibilities. :- Able to configure and setup NOSQL databases like Mongodb and Cassandra. Ability to learn new technologies along with a team and a positive outlook to understand problems from the business point of view. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Proficiency in database management systems such as , MySQL or NoSQL databases. SQL programming and database design skills. Knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization techniques. Familiarity with database security best practices. Scripting and automation skills (Good to have- Python). Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and teamwork ski

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Server Security team. The Server Security team is a development-focused group within MongoDB's core engineering organization. Operating "close to the bottom of the stack," the team builds features that enable database users to secure their data globally. You will work on critical components including: Cryptography: Queryable Encryption , at-rest data encryption, and fundamental cryptographic principles. Identity & Access: Authentication and authorization systems, TLS, and X.509 certificate management Network Security: High-performance, low-latency networking protocols (PKI, Hashing, CRLs) System Integrity: Resilience, observability, and compliance assurance within a large-scale distributed database Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core features of a popular database, join us! Let’s change what’s possible for application developers, system architects, and database operators. The role As a Senior Engineer, you will apply distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core security features. You will be a leader in improving MongoDB's security posture by owning features and leading investigations into complex areas of the codebase. What you’ll do: Build and test new security features in a large, feature-rich C++ codebase Work across engineering, cloud services, and support teams to coordinate feature rollouts and changes Stand for code quality and security best practices, assisting fellow engineers in writing well-reasoned, secure code Use strong diagnostic intuition to solve thorny technical issues related to distributed systems, concurrency, and OS internals This role can be remote or hybrid anywhere in the USA or Canada. We will prioritize candidates who are already located in one of these countries. Candidate Profile We are looking for a highly technical engineer w

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Server Security team. The Server Security team is a development-focused group within MongoDB's core engineering organization. Operating "close to the bottom of the stack," the team builds features that enable database users to secure their data globally. You will work on critical components including: Cryptography: Queryable Encryption , at-rest data encryption, and fundamental cryptographic principles. Identity & Access: Authentication and authorization systems, TLS, and X.509 certificate management Network Security: High-performance, low-latency networking protocols (PKI, Hashing, CRLs) System Integrity: Resilience, observability, and compliance assurance within a large-scale distributed database Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core features of a popular database, join us! Let’s change what’s possible for application developers, system architects, and database operators. The role As a Senior Engineer, you will apply distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core security features. You will be a leader in improving MongoDB's security posture by owning features and leading investigations into complex areas of the codebase. What you’ll do: Build and test new security features in a large, feature-rich C++ codebase Work across engineering, cloud services, and support teams to coordinate feature rollouts and changes Stand for code quality and security best practices, assisting fellow engineers in writing well-reasoned, secure code Use strong diagnostic intuition to solve thorny technical issues related to distributed systems, concurrency, and OS internals This role can be remote or hybrid anywhere in the USA or Canada. We will prioritize candidates who are already located in one of these countries. Candidate Profile We are looking for a highly technical engineer w

MongoDB’s Storage Layer Services (SLS) team is re-architecting the MongoDB cloud storage layer and sits at the heart of our next-generation cloud storage architecture. This relatively new team is building performant, multi-tenant distributed storage services that both enhance today’s Atlas storage stack and enable more customer workloads to run more efficiently. We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team as we execute on a multi-year roadmap and prepare to launch and rapidly scale services that handle petabytes of data. Come do some of the most interesting work of your career as we Think Big and Go Far for our customers! This role can be based out of our New York City office (hybrid working model) or remotely in the North America region. What you’ll do Design, build, and operate control plane services powering an elastic and multi-tenant storage layer for thousands of database instances. Solve problems around maintaining high availability and performance during load spikes, hardware failures, cloud provider outages, and other disruptions. Contribute to a culture of operational excellence through dashboards, playbooks, and on-call improvements. Lead complex technical projects from planning through successful deployment with clear stakeholder updates. Partner closely with peers across database, cloud, and infrastructure engineering teams as well as project management to investigate incidents and develop long-term roadmaps. Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment. We’re looking for someone with 5+ years of professional software development experience building, deploying, and operating multi-tenant cloud services with a focus on operational excellence. Experience with large backend/compiled codebases, such as Rust or C/C++. Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes). Experience with observability tooling (e.g. time series metrics, dashboards). Experience with distributed systems

As a Senior Backend Engineer on Coder's Enterprise Experience team, you'll build the systems that help large organizations run Coder in production with confidence. You'll improve how Coder scales, how it's upgraded, and how reliably it performs in regulated, air-gapped, and enterprise environments. You'll work on a genuinely cross-functional team of backend, platform, and QA engineers who own the end-to-end experience for Coder operators. From designing new features to evolving Coder's architecture, you'll partner across engineering and product to solve complex problems and ship software that operators trust. What you'll do here Design and build new features end to end, from technical design through production rollout. Design and implement backend architecture changes that support Coder's long-term scalability goals. Investigate and resolve scalability bottlenecks under production-like load, from database access patterns to concurrency handling in coderd. Improve database migration safety and upgrade reliability through schema compatibility, background migrations, and safe rollback strategies. Own the backend side of issues surfaced by Coder operators and administrators. Document the design, implementation, and operational tradeoffs of the systems you build. Participate in code reviews, RFC-style design discussions, and on-call rotations for the services you own. What we're looking for 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant production experience with Go. Deep understanding of Go's concurrency model, including goroutines, channels, the sync package, and debugging race conditions under real-world load. Experience designing and operating relational databases in production, including schema design, migrations, and transactions. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, with the persistence to drive complex problems to resolution. A self-motivated, analytical engineer who enj

As a Senior Backend Engineer on Coder's Enterprise Experience team, you'll build the systems that help large organizations run Coder in production with confidence. You'll improve how Coder scales, how it's upgraded, and how reliably it performs in regulated, air-gapped, and enterprise environments. You'll work on a genuinely cross-functional team of backend, platform, and QA engineers who own the end-to-end experience for Coder operators. From designing new features to evolving Coder's architecture, you'll partner across engineering and product to solve complex problems and ship software that operators trust. What you'll do here Design and build new features end to end, from technical design through production rollout. Design and implement backend architecture changes that support Coder's long-term scalability goals. Investigate and resolve scalability bottlenecks under production-like load, from database access patterns to concurrency handling in coderd. Improve database migration safety and upgrade reliability through schema compatibility, background migrations, and safe rollback strategies. Own the backend side of issues surfaced by Coder operators and administrators. Document the design, implementation, and operational tradeoffs of the systems you build. Participate in code reviews, RFC-style design discussions, and on-call rotations for the services you own. What we're looking for 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant production experience with Go. Deep understanding of Go's concurrency model, including goroutines, channels, the sync package, and debugging race conditions under real-world load. Experience designing and operating relational databases in production, including schema design, migrations, and transactions. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, with the persistence to drive complex problems to resolution. A self-motivated, analytical engineer who enj

We're looking for a Senior Engineer with a strong background in computer science fundamentals, systems design, experience in the Java ecosystem, streaming systems, and data-intensive applications to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and optimizing the underlying data structures, algorithms, and database interactions that power our generative AI platform, code generation and migration tools. This involves crafting sophisticated orchestration layers, robust integration points, and high-performance data systems that seamlessly connect and leverage advanced AI capabilities for code generation and building a sophisticated data migration suite using a modern technology stack, which includes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium, and React.You will work on critical components that ensure the scalability, efficiency, and reliability of our services, collaborating closely with AI researchers, product management and other engineers to design and implement cutting-edge products that solve complex customer challenges.. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Sydney for our hybrid working model. The ideal candidate for this role will have 6+ years of engineering experience in backend systems, distributed systems, or core platform development. Proficiency in one or several of Java, Rust, C/C++, and/or Python, with a strong understanding of systems-level programming, memory management, and performance tuning. Extensive experience with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium Extensive experience with relational data modeling and hands-on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc) Exposure to client-side technologies such as JavaScript and React is a plus Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning Excellent verbal and wri

Atlas Stream Processing enables developers to continuously process streaming data alongside critical application data stored in their database. It builds on MongoDB’s integrated developer data platform, so developers can stand up a stream processor and database with just a few API calls and lines of code, all fully managed. Our product is quickly gaining traction, and we are adding core features that you will contribute to and own. The team owns the C++ stream processing engine that powers Atlas Stream Processing, built on top of MongoDB's Aggregation Framework. The team operates like a startup within the company, a small group with real autonomy, responsible for everything from the core execution engine and stream processing stages . We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve this execution engine. Position Expectations Design, build, and deliver core components of the system in collaboration with other stakeholders Help shape architecture, development practices, and escalation policies as the teams and the product grow Mentor fellow engineers and assume ownership and accountability of projects Qualifications Strong background in database internals or building core components for data processing systems (including query execution, storage engines, autotuning, and workload optimization) 5+ years of experience in building database services, distributed systems, and/or foundational cloud services at scale Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning, possessing a strong grip on the foundational material of computer science, and maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems in large, long-lived code bases Good verbal and written technical communication skills, desire to collaborate with colleagues, mentor fellow engineers, and assume project ownership and accountability Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions, and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or

The MongoDB Atlas team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. We are responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. IAM is a platform and a product team. We serve internal engineers by providing them a secure and durable suite of services, and we serve external customers by providing them user facing features and products. We are the owners of Atlas’ authentication (OAuth, SSO, Federated Identity) and authorization (RBAC, ABAC) systems, along with many others. The IAM team’s mission is to enable customers to securely build their applications with Atlas through our best in class user experience. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City, NY for our hybrid working model. Role Responsibilities Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of IAM Lead projects from specification to delivery Mentor and grow other team members Improve our codebase, best practices, and design principles Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them Lead and contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives Candidate Profile 5+ years experience of software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.) Willingness to learn JavaScript and/or TypeScript along with modern frontend technologies (React, Redux, etc.); prior experience a plus Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor fellow engineers Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest Has a passion for problem solving and learning new things in the domains of computer science and software engineering Expe

The MongoDB Customer Observability Team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. The team is responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database-as-a-service offering and fastest-growing product, which allows users to deploy globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team to tackle exciting challenges within the Observability space. You'll contribute to developing tools and platforms that help our users understand the health and performance of their MongoDB deployments. This includes collecting metrics, monitoring slow queries, and offering actionable insights such as index and schema suggestions that improve the speed, efficiency, and overall reliability of their databases. This role provides a unique opportunity to drive engineering excellence across both dimensions of observability, leveraging technologies being developed within the Customer Observability group and contributing directly to the success of our customers and our product teams. If you're passionate about large-scale systems, digging deep into telemetry data, and building tools that make a real impact both internally and externally, we’d love to have you on board! We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model. We're looking for someone who Has at least 5 years of experience as a backend or full stack engineer Enjoys collaboration and being part of a team Is approachable, curious, and intellectually honest Is a backend engineer with a willingness to take on frontend tasks or a full-stack developer with a bias towards backend Has written backend systems in a compiled language (Java, C#, Go, etc.) Has experience with the design and architecture of a modern, scalable web application Enjoys chasing down difficult problems in a distributed environment and on an database diagnostic/operation level Always strives to expand their knowledg

Position Overview: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical excellence, architect complex systems, and elevate our engineering team. You will own critical technical decisions, lead major initiatives from conception to delivery, and set the standard for engineering quality across our products. As a senior engineer, you will architect and lead the development of sophisticated AI-enabled features and infrastructure. This includes designing MCP server architectures, building advanced RAG systems, implementing agentic AI workflows, and establishing patterns that scale across our product portfolio. You will combine deep technical expertise in both traditional software engineering and AI/ML to deliver production-grade solutions. What You'll Do Lead the design and implementation of AI integration infrastructure (MCP servers, orchestration layers, API gateways) Build sophisticated AI features including advanced RAG systems, agentic workflows, and multi-step reasoning Establish AI engineering best practices, security patterns, and quality standards Lead technical initiatives from requirements through production deployment Make critical architectural decisions balancing performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability Design AI evaluation frameworks and implement quality benchmarks Debug and resolve complex production issues across traditional and AI systems Required Qualifications Tech Stack Core: Node.js, React, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Docker AI & Integration: Python, MCP, AWS Bedrock, LangGraph/Semantic Kernel, Vector Databases, RAG Core Technical Skills 5+ years professional development with proven track record of delivering complex systems Strong Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript expertise Advanced React and frontend architecture skills Extensive AWS architecture experience Expert PostgreSQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning Deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and

Senior Software Engineer (Backend) About Team Cloud Platform Engineering group designs, builds and manages platforms that allow Myntra’s tech product to be secured, reliable, deployed and run at scale. These horizontal platforms leverage cloud hosting platforms and ensure all Myntra’s hostings are agnostic to Cloud vendor. We also build a number of production automation like provisioning of infrastructure at scale and manage complex access management on servers. We have developed numerous in-house tools and platform for load/stress testing, zero trust, security and compliance, CI/CD, Observability at scale. And, we aggressively adopt from open sources and try to contribute back to the community. Tools and Platform Engineering This team builds and maintains centralized and high-scale platforms for Observability (centralized log collection, metric systems, monitoring systems), Security & Compliance (access management, secret management, database access, change management systems, Authentication and Authorization of services etc). The platforms developed by these teams are centralized tools used by all engineering teams for database access, and changes, infrastructure provisioning, on-call scheduling, onboarding new monitoring etc. The vault system and APIs, developed, deployed and managed by this team, is being used by all Myntra’s production services. This team consists of full-stack developers who are skilled in Python, Golang, ReactJs. Roles and Responsibilities Design, build and maintain central platform products to improve the security posture of Myntra Write maintainable, scalable, and efficient code. Design and architect technical solutions for the developer community at Myntra Work in a cross-functional team, collaborating with peers during the entire SDLC. Follow coding standards, code reviews, etc. Follow scrum sprint cycles and commitment to deadlines. Identify security gaps in or for software platforms and incorporate them into requirements

Come join the Server Ingress Security team, where we are rearchitecting MongoDB Server’s ingress networking to make MongoDB clusters even more secure. This new team is building the Atlas Network Protection layer, a set of performant, security-critical services that harden MongoDB's pre-authentication attack surface and provides the ability to respond rapidly to emergent threats. We are looking for talented Senior Engineers to join the team and be founding members, where you will play a crucial role in our multi-year roadmap. Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies security and systems engineering fundamentals to protect a popular database at scale, join us! We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin or Cork for our hybrid working model. Candidate Profile 5+ years of experience building production-quality systems software Experience with large backend/compiled codebases and performance-sensitive software, preferably in Rust Bonus points for experience working hands-on in security-sensitive or networking-adjacent domains Strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming and performance profiling. Bonus points for: Understanding of network protocols, TLS, and connection lifecycle management Familiarity with security concepts such as attack surface reduction, input validation, memory safety, and defense-in-depth architectures Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, with a strong desire to collaborate with colleagues Strong time management skills and the ability to realistically assess project complexity B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture. Interest in the theory and practice of high-availability, security-critical systems Position Expectations Design, implement, and operate production