Senior SQL Developer - Snowflake

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not specified
• Job Type: Not specified
• Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 annually (higher range for NYC and SF Bay areas)

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers, aiming to change the world’s relationship with financial services. We help clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.

We are seeking Data Engineers with extensive SQL and Snowflake experience who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of building a modern enterprise data platform that powers over $60 billion in annual transaction volume for over 100 million active payment cards for one of the largest credit card issuers in the world.

The emphasis for this role is on driving efficiency and problem-solving related to Snowflake usage. We are looking for individuals who can control costs by observing various workloads within Snowflake and communicating with users outside the team on how to optimize their usage – in other words, SQL experts.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years as an engineer working with ETL pipelines, data warehousing, and query optimization.
• A history of mentoring other engineers and conducting code reviews/paired programming in SQL.
• Enterprise-level experience working in Snowflake.
• Extensive knowledge of AWS serverless environments.
• Understanding of microservices architecture principles, cache, and event streaming.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proficient in handling joins, aggregations, window functions, and data quality scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications

• Python
• AWS Glue
• Big Data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, BigQuery
• Prior experience in the financial services industry or highly regulatory environments

Company Information

Kunai's success over the past 20 years is rooted in its exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.