Snowflake Senior Solution Engineer at Snowflake works at the intersection of data, AI, and enterprise architecture to support sales and deliver data-driven demonstrations. The role involves designing Snowflake-native data architectures and supporting enterprise Proof of Concepts.
Responsibilities
Present Snowflake's Data Cloud vision to data engineering leaders, analytics teams, data scientists, and executive stakeholders at prospects and customers
Lead hands-on technical discovery to map a customer's existing data architecture — pipelines, warehouses, lakehouses, governance gaps — and design a Snowflake-native path forward
Build and deliver tailored demos and proof of concepts across Snowflake's full data platform: data engineering (Snowpark, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe), AI/ML (Cortex AI, ML model registry), and data sharing (Data Clean Rooms, Marketplace listings)
Guide customers through modern data architecture patterns including Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse, real-time streaming pipelines, and unified governance frameworks
Translate ambiguous business problems — churn prediction, supply chain visibility, financial consolidation, operational analytics — into concrete Snowflake data solutions
Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Field teams to feed customer data architecture patterns back into the product roadmap
ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
7–8 years of industry experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a pre-sales or solutions architecture role focused on data platforms
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceExperience selling to DeveloperPrior experience in a fast-pacedSnowflake is growing fastHow do you want to make your impact?For jobs located in the United States
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer or Solutions Architect in the software industry.
Deep technical understanding and practical experience with modern Observability concepts (metrics, logging, tracing) and tools (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK Stack).
Deep hands-on expertise with SQL, Python, and cloud data warehouse / data lakehouse architectures; able to write working code in a customer session without hesitation
Broad experience across the modern data stack: ETL/ELT tools (dbt, Fivetran, Informatica, Spark), streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis), orchestration (Airflow, dbt Cloud), BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Proven ability to conduct deep data architecture discovery — understanding a customer's source systems, transformation layers, consumption patterns, and governance requirements — and connect those findings to a Snowflake reference architecture
Experience positioning AI and ML capabilities within a data platform context: feature stores, model training pipelines, LLM-powered applications, and AI governance
Familiarity with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices) and major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred
Experience selling to Developer, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) personas.
Prior experience in a fast-paced, high-growth Observability or Application Performance Monitoring (APM) company.
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
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