Senior Data Engineer - Product

Posted 19 Days Ago
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Hybrid
168K-242K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Cloud • Machine Learning • Software • Database • Analytics
Let's build a world where data and AI turn possibilities into reality.
The Role
Design and maintain scalable data pipelines using Snowflake, optimize performance, collaborate with teams for robust data solutions, and enforce data quality checks.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. 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. 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. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

We are looking for a skilled Snowflake Data Engineer to join our Product and Data Science team. The ideal candidate brings a solid background in data engineering, with deep expertise in Snowflake and cloud technologies.

In this role, you will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines, ensuring our data infrastructure is scalable, reliable, and efficient. You will partner closely with product and data scientists, providing tools, automation, and best practices to accelerate their work, improve data quality, and ensure consistency across pipelines and dashboards.

Additionally, you will play a critical role in cost optimization for data operations, owning efficient data modeling and pipeline performance. This position is also key in building and scaling our enterprise data warehouse, helping to shape the future of our data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Snowflake and cloud technologies.

  • Own and manage cost optimization for Product and Data Science team operations.

  • Optimize pipelines for performance, reliability, and efficiency.

  • Build and maintain dashboards and reporting platforms using Streamlit.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver robust data solutions.

  • Work with modern AI tools, including Cursor, to accelerate development.

  • Implement data governance, security best practices, and access control policies.

  • Develop and enforce data quality checks, SLA monitoring, and dependency tracking.

  • Utilize version control systems (e.g., Git) and manage deployment workflows.

  • Proactively troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

  • Proven hands-on experience with Snowflake, including data modeling, ETL/ELT development, and performance tuning.

  • Advanced proficiency in Python, with experience scripting and automating data workflows.

  • Proven experience working with Spark for large-scale data processing.

  • Demonstrated experience building Streamlit applications integrated with Snowflake.

  • Strong command of SQL for complex data querying and analysis.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and services like S3, Redshift, or BigQuery.

  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

  • Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

  • Strong understanding of data warehousing principles, architecture, and best practices.

  • Experience working within Agile development frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. 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.

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 benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Proven hands-on experience with Snowflake, including data modeling, ETL/ELT development, and performance tuning
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, with experience scripting and automating data workflows
  • Proven experience working with Spark for large-scale data processing
  • Demonstrated experience building Streamlit applications integrated with Snowflake
  • Strong command of SQL for complex data querying and analysis
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and services like S3, Redshift, or BigQuery
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a collaborative, fast-paced team environment
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Strong understanding of data warehousing principles, architecture, and best practices
  • Experience working within Agile development frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)

Snowflake Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Snowflake and has not been reviewed or approved by Snowflake.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity grants (RSUs) and an ESPP are central to total compensation and are described as highly valuable. Feedback suggests many see equity as a major satisfaction driver with meaningful upside potential.
  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive and accompanied by clear communication on salary, equity, and advancement. Feedback suggests pay practices emphasize fairness and transparency.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, adoption assistance, and family planning resources are notably comprehensive. Feedback suggests these programs materially support major life events.

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The Company
HQ: Bozeman, MT
9,023 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Snowflake powers the end-to-end data lifecycle – from ingesting and processing data to analyzing and modeling it, to building and sharing data and AI applications – helping engineers, analysts, and leaders innovate faster and achieve more with their data. We're on a mission to empower every enterprise to achieve its full potential through data and AI.

Why Work With Us

Snowflake is where data does more, and so do you. More innovating, more growing, and more collaborating. Here, you’ll find the sweet spot between building big and moving fast, in technology and your career.

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