Software Engineer AI Team

PL-Warsaw-Lixa C · 4+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 1, 2026

At a glance

Snowflake is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer to join the Cortex AI Functions Platform team.
The team builds the platform that allows Snowflake customers to call AI directly from SQL, running models over their own tables without moving data out of the platform at data warehouse scale.

Think creatively to find optimal solutions to complex, often ambiguous problems
Participate in all stages of building and running the platform behind Snowflake’s AI functions, from design and implementation through rollout and production support
Work closely with research teams, as well as product and engineering partners, to understand and shape the short and long-term product development strategy
Serve as a mentor to less experienced engineers

4+ years of experience building production backend or distributed systems in C++, Java, Go, Python, or a comparable language
BSc in a technical field (CS, EE, Physics, Math, etc)
Experience designing and operating high-throughput services, including handling concurrency, backpressure, partial failures, and observability
Experience designing service or RPC APIs, such as REST or gRPC
Experience with software engineering best practices (programming, testing, version control, CI/CD, containers, agile development, etc)
Experience with building distributed systems that guarantee high throughput without compromising on reliability
High levels of curiosity and eager enthusiasm for open-ended problems, and the ability to turn a loosely defined problem into a scoped, testable design
Ability to articulate results and complex concepts to leadership
Must be able to produce solutions independently in an organized manner, as well as work in a team

MSc/PhD is a plus
Experience with SQL engines, query execution, or other large-scale data systems is a strong asset
Hands-on experience in the MLOps field (e.g., deploying ML models) is a plus