Staff Cloud Support Engineer - Snowflake Engine - Data Warehouse Management (AFTERNOON SHIFT - 3 PM IST onwards) at Snowflake

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Technology, Cloud ComputingIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in a Technical Support environment or a similar technical function in a customer-facing role
  • Excellent writing and communication skills in English with attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment across global teams
  • Ability to train team members on data warehousing fundamentals and concepts
  • A clear understanding of data warehousing fundamentals and concepts
  • Ability to debug, rewrite, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries for achieving workarounds or better solutions
  • Strong knowledge of RDBMS, SQL data types, aggregations, and functions including analytical/window functions
  • Good understanding of RDBMS query profiles and execution plans to analyze query performance and make recommendations for improvement
  • A clear understanding of Operating System internals, memory management, CPU management
  • Ability to work the afternoon shift starting from 3 PM IST (or 2 PM IST as noted)
  • Flexibility with schedule changes to meet business needs
  • Experience working in a 24x7 environment, handling technical case escalations and incident management (ideal)
  • Experience in technical support for an RDBMS (ideal)
  • Experience with on-call during weekends (ideal)
  • Familiarity with database release management (ideal)

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical solutions to complex problems, providing in-depth analysis and guidance to Snowflake customers and partners using email, web, and phone
  • Adhere to response and resolution SLAs and escalation processes to ensure fast resolution of customer issues that exceed expectations
  • Demonstrate good problem-solving skills and be process-oriented
  • Utilize the Snowflake environment, connectors, 3rd party partners for software, and tools to investigate issues
  • Document known solutions to the internal and external knowledge base
  • Submit well-documented bugs and feature requests arising from customer-submitted requests and partner with Engineering towards a resolution
  • Proactively identify recommendations and lead global initiatives to improve product quality, customer experience, and team efficiencies
  • Provide support coverage during holidays and weekends based on business needs

Skills

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Data Warehouse
RDBMS
Big Data
Data Integration
Connectors
Networking
Operating Systems
Incident Management
Release Management

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.

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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