Principal Software Engineer, Anti-Abuse,Product Security - Snowflake Computing

The Anti-abuse team at Snowflake is responsible for protecting Snowflake and our customers from abuse on the Snowflake platform. You will have the opportunity to set the direction for the anti-abuse roadmap and technical direction at Snowflake. 

We’re at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world’s greatest data and applications platform. Our ‘get it done’ culture allows everyone at Snowflake to have an equal opportunity to innovate on new ideas, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration.

As A Principal Anti-Abuse Software Engineer At Snowflake, You Will

• Understand the abuse risks faced by Snowflake and our customers.
• Design and deploy the anti-abuse controls for the newest, highest risk, features such as Snowpark, data sharing, and future engineering challenges as Snowflake grows.
• Work directly with senior engineers and management to illustrate abuse risks, threats, exploits, to guide business decisions.
• Research, plan, and build anti-abuse architectures for Snowflake products and features
  • Provide designs and reference implementations for new anti-abuse features
  • Research new services, controls, or features that can help protect the product and our customers from abuse.

Our Ideal Principal  Anti-Abuse Software Engineer Will Have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience with anti-abuse AppSec, threat modeling, and/or secure architecture.
• Experience designing and building anti-abuse solutions 
• In-depth knowledge of anti-abuse solutions, cloud, application security, network security, and/or infrastructure security.
  • Applied knowledge of securing AWS, Azure, and other public cloud providers
  • Experience performing source code reviews across various languages (e.g. Java, Go)
  • Working knowledge of malware detection and best practices
• Ability to assess engineering designs and architecture diagrams for abuse risks
  • Ability to assess abuse risks within an application of feature
  • Experience communicating abuse risks and roadmaps to senior leadership
  • Experience designing and implementing anti-abuse solutions
• Experience contributing to the security anti-abuse community such as presenting at conferences or meetups

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 employees 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.