Senior SWE, AI Backend: Observe by Snowflake

About the role

The Team On the AI Backend at Observe by Snowflake is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design and build the AI product layer of our platform. This role involves working on a small, fast-moving team that spans APIs, real-time pipelines, and AI quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems that power Observe's AI product layer from context resolution APIs to real-time alert-to-agent pipelines
• Own services end-to-end across design, implementation, and production reliability
• Bring strong product intuition to technical decisions; understanding how your work connects to user and agent outcomes
• Collaborate closely with product managers and AI/ML engineers to ship high-quality, well-designed systems in a fast-moving environment

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems at scale
• Strong computer science fundamentals and backend engineering depth across APIs, data infrastructure, and distributed systems
• Fluency in Go, with the ability to work across TypeScript and Python
• Familiarity with evals or LLM quality measurement and the ability to apply them as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow
• Strong product sense; you understand how backend decisions connect to user outcomes and can engage meaningfully on product direction

Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake and its ecosystem
• Experience with AI and machine learning concepts
• Experience with observability tools and techniques

Benefits

At Snowflake, we offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 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