engineering
Posted Apr 1Senior Forward Deployed Engineer -Spark
at Snowflake
On-site
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work.
- You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact.
- As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will be embedded with customers to lead the modernization of their data and application ecosystem using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.
- Your role is crucial in enabling customers to harness the full potential of their data, driving insights, and powering AI initiatives.
- WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: - Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation required to support customer solutions on Snowflake.
- - 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.
- REQUIREMENTS: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- - Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, Java or C++.
- - Proficiency in Spark ecosystem.
- - 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.
- DESIRABLE: - Strong proficiency in SQL and
- experience working with relational databases and data integration technologies. -
- Experience with developing AI/ML applications. -
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). -
- Experience implementing solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
- Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties.
- Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth.
Benefits
- 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
Contact
- benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com
Additional details
- At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise.
- We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results.
- You will especially focus on modernizing their Spark and Data Engineering focused workloads.
- You'll act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring customers achieve significant business value and success with Snowflake.
- - Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools and techniques suitable for the Snowflake ecosystem, helping customers evolve their data capabilities.
- - Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and operational issues.
- - Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- - To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
- It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
- 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.