Snowflake · 15 hours ago
Senior Product Manager - Core Query Engine
Menlo Park, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$200K/yr - $288K/yr
3+ years expSnowflake is a company focused on empowering enterprises through innovative data solutions. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager for their Core Query Engine team, responsible for driving key product areas related to query planning and optimization while collaborating closely with engineering and product leadership.
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Responsibilities
Own and drive key product areas within core query planning, optimization, and execution, from problem definition through launch and iteration
Partner closely with senior product and engineering leaders to shape roadmap priorities,cross-functional initiatives, sequencing, and trade-offs for the broader query engine
Work hand-in-hand with engineering to make principled decisions across performance, cost, complexity, and operability in a large-scale distributed system
Translate deep engine capabilities into clear, compelling customer value—especially around workload performance, predictability, and ease of optimization
Engage directly with customers, the field, and internal stakeholders to understand real-world workload patterns and performance pain points
Contribute to Snowflake’s application of GenAI techniques for areas such as performance analysis, query understanding, and automated optimization
Communicate plans, progress, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of product management experience, or equivalent experience as a senior engineer working on databases, compilers, or distributed systems
Solid understanding of database internals, including query planning, optimization techniques, execution models, and performance trade-offs
Experience working on large-scale data platforms, cloud infrastructure, or developer-facing systems
A product mindset grounded in customer outcomes, with the technical depth to engage credibly with senior engineers
A strong sense of ownership and urgency; comfortable operating autonomously within a larger strategy
Resilient, low-ego, and comfortable with constructive conflict and 'disagree and commit.'
Actively uses GenAI tools and has experience applying them to product development or delivery workflows
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required
Preferred
Hands-on experience with query optimizers, execution engines, compilers, or runtimes
Familiarity with workload management, cost-based optimization, or adaptive execution techniques
Experience with cloud data platforms across AWS, Azure, or GCP
Background as a heavy SQL user, data engineer, or database architect
Benefits
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
Other company benefits
Company
Snowflake
Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.03BKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalICONIQ GrowthAltimeter Capital
2022-04-19Post Ipo Equity· $621.46M
2020-09-16IPO
2020-02-07Series G· $479M
Leadership Team
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Chief Executive Officer
Benoit Dageville
Snowflake Co-founder, President of Product
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