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Senior Software Engineer, Cortex Quality at Snowflake | LAYIQ

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. Master’s or higher preferred but not a requirement.
6+ years of experience shipping software in production, including AI/LLM features.
Fluency in at least one of Python, TypeScript, or Go, and willingness to work across all three
A measurement-first, systems-thinking instinct: you optimize for user outcomes over isolated metrics, and you can design an eval that is not fooling you (sampling, ground-truth quality, leakage, noise).
Comfort debugging complex, unpredictable, real-world failures.
Strong communication skills: you can make a quality or cost result legible to engineers, product, and leadership, and collaborate effectively in a team environment.
Nice to have
Deep hands-on experience with agentic coding tools and real intuition for model strengths, failure modes, and prompting limits.
Prior work on eval harnesses, LLM observability, or safety/guardrails in production.
Background in data engineering, data modeling, analytics, retrieval/RAG, or semantic layers, which is highly relevant for data-centric coding agents.
Experience working with large-scale datasets or production system logs.
You may be a particularly good fit if you
Are a power user of modern coding agents and want to turn that intuition into systematic measurement and improvement.
Have built and owned complex systems — pipelines, orchestration, or software with substantial state, branching logic, and operational requirements.
Thrive in high-intensity environments with short feedback loops and high standards for rigor.
Take problems to completion independently: you don’t stop at a prototype; you care about production reliability and clear metrics.
Are genuinely bothered by numbers that do not reconcile.
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?
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