Staff Software Engineer for AI Poland

Snowflake

about 1 month ago

Warsaw, Poland

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Act as a technical leader and force multiplier in engineering and architecture.
Architect and develop large-scale AI platforms and services integrated into Snowflake Data Cloud.
Own the end-to-end technical design of critical systems across APIs, SDKs, and production deployments.
Lead the resolution of complex engineering problems across multiple teams.
Define and evolve technical standards and best practices for AI systems.
Collaborate with research, product, infrastructure, and security teams to create scalable solutions.
Influence platform strategy through architectural reviews and technical roadmaps.
Mentor engineers to enhance technical quality and decision-making.
Serve as a technical advisor to leadership on trade-offs and system implications.
Drive operational excellence in reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.

8+ years of experience in building and operating production-grade distributed systems.
Expert-level backend development skills, preferably in Python.
Experience designing and owning public-facing SDKs and service APIs.
Strong foundation in distributed systems, including concurrency and fault tolerance.
Hands-on experience with AI/ML platforms and model inference services.
Solid understanding of LLM and NLP system requirements.
Familiarity with modern software engineering practices like CI/CD and Docker.
Strong focus on operability and reliability in system design.
Experience with control-plane and data-plane services is a plus.
Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring abilities.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-engineering stakeholders.
MSc in a relevant technical field; PhD is a plus.

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