Senior AI-Powered Data Solutions Engineer

re-zoo-me; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Snowflake is seeking an experienced Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to be embedded with customers, modernizing their data and application ecosystems using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, with a focus on Spark and Data Engineering workloads.

You will partner with clients to understand business challenges and design, build, and implement cutting-edge data solutions, enabling data-driven insights and AI initiatives while acting as a trusted technical advisor across analytics, data management, and BI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• 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.
• To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independent and collaborative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Spark

Job description

Snowflake is seeking an experienced Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to be embedded with customers, modernizing their data and application ecosystems using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, with a focus on Spark and Data Engineering workloads.

You will partner with clients to understand business challenges and design, build, and implement cutting-edge data solutions, enabling data-driven insights and AI initiatives while acting as a trusted technical advisor across analytics, data management, and BI