Snowflake

Senior Solution Architect, Data Engineering

Texas, United States

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$179,000 – $279,400Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cloud Computing, Data & Analytics, Software EngineeringIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess a minimum of 10 years of experience in a pre-sales or post-sales technical role, demonstrating the ability to communicate customer requirements for Snowflake’s capabilities, particularly Snowpark conversion for Java, Scala, and Spark-based back-end software modules. Strong experience delivering requirements for the design and development of back-end big data frameworks built on Spark, incorporating features like Spark-as-a-Service is required, along with familiarity with ETL workflows utilizing scripting languages such as Python and shell scripts. A deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors is also desired.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will be responsible for acting as a technical expert on all aspects of Snowflake, providing informal leadership on optimizing migration delivery for SQL and/or Spark workloads. You will participate in workshops and design sessions with stakeholders, consumers, and product teams, creating repeatable processes and documentation as a result of customer engagement. Furthermore, you will develop best practices, enablement, and knowledge transfer to empower customers to fully understand and extend Snowflake’s capabilities. You will provide guidance on resolving customer-specific technical challenges, working hands-on with customers to demonstrate implementation best practices, maintain a deep understanding of Snowflake technology, and collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, Professional Services, Sales, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake’s products and marketing efforts.

Skills

Snowpark
Snowpipe
Spark
Java
Scala
SQL
Data Migration
Data Engineering
Cloud Platforms
Big Data
Data Science
Machine Learning

Snowflake

Data management and analytics platform

About Snowflake

Snowflake provides a platform called the AI Data Cloud that helps organizations manage and analyze their data. This platform allows users to store and process large amounts of data efficiently, offering services like data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, and data sharing. Snowflake's system works by uniting data from different sources, enabling secure sharing and performing various types of analytics. What sets Snowflake apart from its competitors is its ability to operate seamlessly across multiple public clouds, allowing users to access their data from anywhere. The company's goal is to help businesses leverage their data for better decision-making by providing a flexible subscription-based service that scales according to their needs.

Key Metrics

Bellevue, WashingtonHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,341.3MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

We've got your back - We offer comprehensive health insurance plans, health savings accounts, robust retirement plans, and generous life and disability insurance.
A Balanced Lifestyle - All Snowflakes have access to our weekly online lunch and learns, virtual workout classes, and ergonomic work-from-home equipment. We offer on-demand mental health and wellness programs to support our employees and their families.
Your People Matter - Help offset the cost of growing your family with our fertility benefits and family planning resources. Count on our generous time-off and various leave plans for you to rest, refuel, and sustain a great work-life balance.
Global Snowflake Team - No matter where you are in the world, we will get you connected and supported with a work-from-home setup.
Treat Yourself - Personalize your Snowflake benefits by tapping into our employee discounts and pre-tax selections.
Invest In Your Future - Eligible employees enjoy new hire equity, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and a quarterly bonus or commission program.

Risks

Integration challenges from Datavolo acquisition may disrupt operations and customer service.
Increased competition from Mistral AI could challenge Snowflake's market position.
Convertible senior notes pricing may increase financial pressure if market conditions worsen.

Differentiation

Snowflake offers a unified platform for diverse data workloads, unlike traditional solutions.
The AI Data Cloud enables near-unlimited scale and performance for data mobilization.
Snowflake's seamless multi-cloud experience ensures efficient data operations across locations.

Upsides

Acquisition of Datavolo enhances Snowflake's open data integration capabilities.
Investment in Metaplane boosts AI-driven data quality solutions for Snowflake users.
Snowflake Ventures' investment in Hex expands accessibility of data tools to non-technical users.

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