Frontend Software Engineer– Cortex AI Apps
At a glance
Mid-level Frontend Engineering role at Snowflake. Menlo Park · full-time · $160,000–$230,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build frontend features from design ideas through deployment, turning product requirements into working interface components
- Write maintainable TypeScript and React code, and take part in architecture discussions and peer reviews
- Keep the frontend responsive and reliable while improving the experience for users
- Connect interfaces to APIs and backend services that support AI inference and data retrieval
- Use AI coding assistants as a regular part of your software development workflow
What you bring
- At least three years building production web applications
- You use AI coding assistants in your everyday engineering work
- Strong JavaScript or TypeScript skills and hands-on experience with modern React
- You can turn design mocks and product specifications into production-ready code
- A computer science, engineering or related degree, or equivalent practical experience
Who this fits
This intermediate frontend role suits someone who works across engineering, product and design to build AI- and data-focused interfaces. The position is based in Menlo Park.
From the employer
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.
We are hiring a Intermediate Software Engineer for our Cortex AI Applications team. This team builds the AI/ML-powered user experiences that enable enterprises to converse with their structured data and extract insights in unprecedented ways — spanning the full product lifecycle from conception through deployment. In this role, you will build scalable, responsive, and intuitive user interfaces at the intersection of AI, data, and enterprise UX.
AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
Contribute to the technical execution and delivery of user-facing frontend features, taking ideas from design concepts to production-ready deployments.
Write clean, performant, and maintainable TypeScript/React code while adhering to engineering best practices.
Actively participate in frontend architecture discussions, design reviews, and peer code reviews to ensure code quality and system scalability.
Collaborate closely with product managers and UX/UI designers to convert user requirements into detailed technical tasks and robust UI components.
Monitor, maintain, and optimize the frontend platform’s responsiveness, availability, and user experience.
Partner with backend and cross-functional teams to integrate APIs and support backend services that power AI inference and data retrieval.
Use AI coding assistants (such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar tools) as an integral component of your day-to-day software development workflow.
OUR IDEAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL HAVE:
3+ years of professional experience designing and building production web applications.
Actively use AI coding assistants in daily engineering workflows
Strong hands-on proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and the modern React ecosystem.
Solid understanding of core computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, UI design patterns, and state management.
Proven ability to turn design mocks and product specs into production-quality code.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, and design.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Experience building or shipping LLM-powered applications or conversational user interfaces.
Familiarity with major cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Prior exposure to data analytics, BI tools, or data visualization frameworks.
Basic understanding of backend services, REST/GraphQL APIs, or systems that serve AI/ML models.
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