Backend Engineer Jobs at Snowflake with Visa Sponsorship
Snowflake's backend engineering teams build the data infrastructure that powers one of the most widely used cloud platforms in enterprise technology. The company has a well-established sponsorship process for Backend Engineers across multiple visa categories, making it a realistic target for international candidates with strong distributed systems or cloud infrastructure experience.
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At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
Snowflake Notebooks is a development interface in Snowsight that offers an interactive, cell-based programming environment for Python and SQL. In Snowflake Notebooks, you can perform exploratory data analysis, develop machine learning models, and perform other data science and data engineering tasks all in one place.
To learn more about the capabilities of the Notebook products please visit https://www.snowflake.com/en/data-cloud/notebooks/
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR SNOWFLAKE NOTEBOOKS, YOU WILL:
- Drive high impact initiatives that span our product areas and tech stack including NodeJS, Java and JavaScript (React).
- Promote strong collaboration within a cross functional team, including design, product management.
- Deliver features requiring close coordination with several sister teams such as Machine Learning, Container Services, billing and cloud infrastructure.
- Be a strong contributor to the product vision and drive team planning.
- Build for scale and high performance.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- 2+ years hands-on software development experience, including significant experience in backend or full stack software development (internships count)
- Deep understanding of modern web applications design architecture, good API design patterns, security, performance and scale.
- Knowledge of data development tools, data infrastructure, or ML is a plus.
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience, such as being an architect or tech lead for high impact customer facing projects.
- You go to work everyday striving to be the very best you can be. You're undaunted by ambiguity and are motivated to drive impact.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $230,000.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for 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; and other company benefits.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
Snowflake Notebooks is a development interface in Snowsight that offers an interactive, cell-based programming environment for Python and SQL. In Snowflake Notebooks, you can perform exploratory data analysis, develop machine learning models, and perform other data science and data engineering tasks all in one place.
To learn more about the capabilities of the Notebook products please visit https://www.snowflake.com/en/data-cloud/notebooks/
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR SNOWFLAKE NOTEBOOKS, YOU WILL:
- Drive high impact initiatives that span our product areas and tech stack including NodeJS, Java and JavaScript (React).
- Promote strong collaboration within a cross functional team, including design, product management.
- Deliver features requiring close coordination with several sister teams such as Machine Learning, Container Services, billing and cloud infrastructure.
- Be a strong contributor to the product vision and drive team planning.
- Build for scale and high performance.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- 2+ years hands-on software development experience, including significant experience in backend or full stack software development (internships count)
- Deep understanding of modern web applications design architecture, good API design patterns, security, performance and scale.
- Knowledge of data development tools, data infrastructure, or ML is a plus.
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience, such as being an architect or tech lead for high impact customer facing projects.
- You go to work everyday striving to be the very best you can be. You're undaunted by ambiguity and are motivated to drive impact.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $230,000.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for 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; and other company benefits.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.
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Align your resume to Snowflake's stack
Snowflake's backend roles consistently require experience with distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and languages like C++, Java, or Go. Tailor your resume to reflect these specifics before applying, not after you hear back.
Target teams with active H-1B LCA filings
Search DOL's public LCA disclosure data for Snowflake filings by job title and work location. This shows you which offices and teams have recently sponsored Backend Engineers, helping you prioritize applications by geography.
Prepare your specialty occupation documentation early
USCIS scrutinizes software engineering H-1B petitions closely. Gather transcripts, a detailed offer letter specifying required degree fields, and any evidence that your backend role requires a specific specialty, not just any bachelor's degree.
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Search Migrate Mate to browse verified Backend Engineer roles at Snowflake filtered by visa sponsorship type. This cuts the research time of identifying which open roles explicitly support your specific visa category.
Account for PERM timing if you're targeting Green Card sponsorship
For EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, PERM labor certification at DOL typically takes six to eighteen months before USCIS petition filing even begins. Raise this timeline with your recruiter during the offer negotiation stage, not after you've accepted.
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Does Snowflake sponsor H-1B visas for Backend Engineers?
Yes, Snowflake sponsors H-1B visas for Backend Engineers. The company has a consistent track record of H-1B filings for technical roles across its engineering teams. If you're on F-1 OPT, Snowflake also supports the OPT-to-H-1B transition, which means your start date and the USCIS cap lottery calendar need to align. Confirm sponsorship availability directly with your recruiter once you reach the offer stage.
How do I apply for Backend Engineer jobs at Snowflake?
Applications go through Snowflake's careers page, where Backend Engineer roles are listed by team and location. Migrate Mate also surfaces these openings filtered by visa sponsorship type, which helps if you need to confirm a role supports your specific visa category before investing time in the application. Prepare for a multi-round technical process covering systems design, distributed systems concepts, and coding.
Which visa types does Snowflake commonly sponsor for Backend Engineers?
Snowflake sponsors H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, and Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 for Backend Engineers. TN is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying professional categories. Green Card sponsorship through PERM labor certification is typically initiated after an employee has been in a role for some time, so it's worth discussing the company's standard practice during the offer process.
What qualifications does Snowflake expect for Backend Engineer roles?
Snowflake's backend engineering roles typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. Hands-on experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and high-performance languages like C++, Java, or Go is expected. For H-1B purposes, your degree field needs to directly correlate with the specific role, so a general IT degree may not satisfy USCIS specialty occupation requirements for all positions.
How do I manage the timeline between a Snowflake offer and my visa filing?
If you're on F-1 OPT, your authorized period must extend long enough to bridge to H-1B status, which starts October 1 under the standard cap. USCIS registration opens in March, and premium processing is available to reduce approval wait times to roughly two to three weeks. If your OPT expires before October 1, a timely H-1B filing with a cap-gap extension may cover the gap. Align your expected start date with Snowflake's recruiting team before signing.
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