Senior AI-Driven Forward-Deployed Data Engineer

re-zoo-me; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowflake seeks an Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with customers and lead modernization of data and application ecosystems using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. You will focus on Spark and data engineering workloads, design scalable data pipelines, and help customers unlock AI capabilities.

You’ll mentor client teams and ensure successful outcomes with Snowflake’s platform. The role involves travel up to 20% and requires strong programming skills (Python/Go/Java/C++), Spark expertise,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, or related field.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in 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.
• Travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy software systems to support customer solutions on Snowflake.
• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake.
• Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and data processing workflows for performance and cost.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools for the Snowflake ecosystem.
• Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and training to client teams on Snowflake capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges and bottlenecks.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Spark

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Tools

Spark ecosystem

Job description

Snowflake seeks an Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with customers and lead modernization of data and application ecosystems using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. You will focus on Spark and data engineering workloads, design scalable data pipelines, and help customers unlock AI capabilities.

You’ll mentor client teams and ensure successful outcomes with Snowflake’s platform. The role involves travel up to 20% and requires strong programming skills (Python/Go/Java/C++), Spark expertise,