Snowflake · 2 days ago
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
US-CA-Menlo Park
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $288K/yrSnowflake is a company focused on empowering enterprises to reach their full potential through innovation and collaboration. They are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to work closely with clients to modernize their data ecosystems using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, driving insights and powering AI initiatives. This role involves software development, data engineering, client collaboration, and troubleshooting.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareSoftware
Responsibilities
Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation required to support customer solutions on Snowflake. Create comprehensive documentation for developed solutions, technical configurations, and best practices
Data Engineering & Platform Implementation: Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake. Ensure data quality, integrity, and efficient processing within the customer's modern data environment
Performance Optimization & Best Practices: Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and data processing workflows to maximize performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness within the Snowflake environment. Champion Snowflake best practices
Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools and techniques suitable for the Snowflake ecosystem, helping customers evolve their data capabilities
Client Collaboration and Enablement: Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and training to client teams on leveraging the Snowflake platform effectively, including data management, analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and reporting/BI integration
Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and operational issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, Java or C++
Experience with developing AI/ML applications
Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing & data lake concepts, and cloud data platforms
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client-facing environment
To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders
Preferred
Strong proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases and data integration technologies
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience implementing solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud
Company
Snowflake
Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud.
Founded in 2012
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (428)
2024 (281)
2023 (154)
2022 (182)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.03BKey Investors
Dragoneer Investment Group,Global Secure Invest,Salesforce VenturesSequoia CapitalAltimeter Capital,ICONIQ Growth,Sequoia Capital
2022-04-19Post Ipo Equity· $621.46M
2020-09-16IPO
2020-02-07Series G· $479M
Leadership Team
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Chief Executive Officer
Benoit Dageville
Snowflake Co-founder, President of Product
Recent News
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