What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Snowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) data platform company founded in San Mateo, California, and headquartered in Menlo Park. It operates a platform that supports data analysis and simultaneous access to data sets with minimal latency. It operates on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Mateo |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 1,400 (2019) |
| Industry | cloud computing |
| Website | snowflake.net |
Snowflake is hiring in 17 states and 25 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park | California | 126 | 55% | |
| Bellevue | Washington | 40 | 17% | |
| New York | New York | 12 | 5% | |
| Dublin | California | 10 | 4% | |
| Atlanta | Georgia | 6 | 3% | |
| Chicago | Illinois | 5 | 2% | |
| Denver | Colorado | 4 | 2% | |
| Remote | California | 3 | 1% | |
| Remote | Texas | 3 | 1% | |
| Remote | Virginia | 2 | 1% | |
| McLean | Virginia | 2 | 1% | |
| Remote | Wisconsin | 1 | 0% |
The mix of roles shows what Snowflake needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 52 | $200,000 – $287,500 |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 35 | $200,000 – $287,500 |
| Sales / Business development | 33 | $134,000 – $175,875 |
| Engineer (other) | 20 | $236,000 – $339,200 |
| Product manager | 10 | $200,000 – $287,500 |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 10 | $200,000 – $287,500 |
| Project / Program manager | 10 | $166,000 – $238,000 |
| Marketing | 9 | $143,000 – $187,900 |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 9 | $160,000 – $230,000 |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 7 | $200,000 – $287,500 |
| Financial analyst / Banking / Investments | 4 | $173,000 – $226,800 |
| Other roles | 4 | $186,000 – $243,600 |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 19 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 14 |
| Account Executive | 13 |
| Software Engineer | 9 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 7 |
| Senior Manager | 7 |
| Senior Product Manager | 7 |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 7 |
| Director | 6 |
| Sales Development Representative | 6 |
| Engineering Manager | 6 |
| Senior Solution Engineer | 4 |
| Principal Program Manager | 3 |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | 3 |
| Senior Compliance Analyst | 3 |
231 of 231 listings (100%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $180,000 – $238,300 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Most listings do not state a seniority level.
120 of 231 listings (52%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Snowflake's own 231 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 205 of 231 ads (89%) state a number of years. The median is 7 years; 85% ask for 5 or more and 29% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 90 | 39% |
| Bachelor's degree | 57 | 25% |
| Master's degree | 42 | 18% |
| PhD or doctorate | 36 | 16% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Security clearance mentioned | 4 | 2% |
| Work authorization required | 3 | 1% |
| U.S. citizenship mentioned | 2 | 1% |
| U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules | 1 | 0% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| On-site or in-person work | 24 | 10% |
| Travel mentioned | 22 | 10% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 20 | 9% |
| Heavy lifting | 1 | 0% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 67 | 29% |
| sql | 60 | 26% |
| azure | 58 | 25% |
| aws | 57 | 25% |
| java | 51 | 22% |
| gcp | 49 | 21% |
| kubernetes | 32 | 14% |
| c++ | 31 | 13% |
| typescript | 15 | 6% |
| salesforce | 15 | 6% |
| machine learning | 14 | 6% |
| react | 11 | 5% |
| excel | 10 | 4% |
| tableau | 10 | 4% |
| javascript | 10 | 4% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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231 open jobs today, 23 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Menlo Park, CA (126), Bellevue, WA (40), New York, NY (12).