Senior Snowflake Developer (Data Engineer) 8-15 years – Chennai

HypTechie; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HypTechie is seeking an experienced Senior Snowflake Developer to architect, develop, and optimize data solutions on the Snowflake Cloud Platform in a hybrid Chennai setting. The role emphasizes building scalable pipelines, improving query performance, and migrating enterprise datasets from Teradata.

The ideal candidate has extensive Snowflake and SQL experience, plus exposure to Azure cloud and data governance. This permanent position offers hybrid work with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of data engineering experience with Snowflake or similar platforms.
• Hands-on Snowflake Cloud Data Platform experience.
• Experience migrating data from Teradata to Snowflake and optimizing pipelines.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud, data governance and security configurations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data models, pipelines, and data integration in Snowflake.
• Develop complex SQL queries and procedures; perform performance tuning at scale.
• Lead data migration from Teradata to Snowflake and optimize storage/compute usage.
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders across the project lifecycle.
• Ensure data governance and security practices are applied throughout.

Skills

Snowflake Cloud Data Platform

SQL

Performance tuning

Teradata or enterprise databases

ETL tools (Informatica/Talend)

Tools

Informatica

Talend

Job description

Senior Snowflake Developer (Data Engineer) – Permanent | Job ID: 6482

Location: Chennai, India

Experience Required: 8 – 15 Years

Job Type: Permanent

Working Mode: Hybrid (Office + Home)

Salary Range: ₹25,00,000 – ₹35,00,000 per annum

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Snowflake Developer to architect, develop, and optimize robust data solutions on the Snowflake Cloud (Azure) Data Platform. The role involves building scalable data pipelines, enhancing query performance, and contributing to the seamless migration of enterprise datasets from legacy databases such as Teradata.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data models, data pipelines, and data integration solutions in Snowflake.
• Develop complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and conduct performance tuning at scale.
• Lead and support data migration from Teradata or similar enterprise databases to Snowflake.
• Optimize Snowflake usage for storage, compute efficiency, and overall performance.
• Implement strong data governance, security controls, and compliance practices.
• Collaborate with architects, business stakeholders, and analysts across the project lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot issues related to data ingestion, transformation, and reporting.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficiency with Snowflake Cloud Data Platform (hands-on, minimum 2 years)
• Strong experience in SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience with Teradata or other enterprise databases (Oracle, DB2, etc.)
• Familiarity with ETL tools (Informatica / Talend or similar)
• Good understanding of data warehousing principles and best practices
• Exposure to Azure cloud, data governance, and security configurations

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience in Snowflake cost optimization and advanced performance tuning
• Knowledge of data migration strategies from Teradata to Snowflake
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines for data lifecycle management