Senior Solution Engineer

Snowflake; South Carolina; On-site; USD 165,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Snowflake seeks a Senior Solution Engineer in the United States to partner with the sales and channel teams, solving complex customer problems and driving large deals. You will deliver compelling value through demonstrations, proofs of concept, and design initiatives.

You will engage with executives and technical audiences, stay ahead of data warehousing and cloud trends, and collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing to advance Snowflake's offerings.

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of industry experience with a minimum of 5 years in a pre-sales environment.
• Outstanding presenting skills to technical and executive audiences.
• Broad range of experience with large-scale Database and/or Data Warehouse tech, ETL, analytics and cloud technologies.
• Hands-on expertise with SQL, SQL analytics, and Python.
• Ability to connect customer problems to Snowflake solutions.
• Ability to map customer architecture to Snowflake Data Architecture.
• University degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related; Masters preferred.
• Experience with GSIs (EY, Deloitte, Accenture) beneficial.
• Expect ~30% travel.

Responsibilities

• Present Snowflake technology and vision to executives and technical contributors at prospects and customers.
• Work hands-on with prospects to demonstrate value from demo to proof of concept to design and implementation.
• Stay current on industry and competitive technologies and position Snowflake accordingly.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to improve Snowflake's products and marketing.

Skills

SQL

Python

Presentation skills

Database / Data Warehouse

Cloud technologies

Education

CS/Engineering/Math degree

Masters in Data Science or MBA (preferred)

Job description

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 Senior Solution Engineer who is accustomed to solving customer's most complex problems and closing large deals. In this role you will work directly with the sales team and channel partners to understand the needs of our customers, strategize on how to navigate winning sales cycles, provide compelling value-based demonstrations, support enterprise Proof of Concepts, and ultimately close business.

As a Snowflake Solution Engineer you must share our passion about reinventing the database space, thrive in a dynamic environment and have the flexibility and willingness to jump in and get things done. You are equally comfortable in both a business and technical context, interacting with executives and talking shop with technical audiences.

Location: Must be based in one of the following states: GA, TN, FL, NC, SC

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:

• Present Snowflake technology and vision to executives and technical contributors at prospects and customers
• Work hands-on with prospects and customers to demonstrate and communicate the value of Snowflake technology throughout the sales cycle, from demo to proof of concept to design and implementation
• Immerse yourself in the ever-evolving industry, maintaining a deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position Snowflake in relation to them.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake's products and marketing

ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:

• 7-8 years of industry experience with a minimum of 5 years within a pre-sales environment
• Outstanding presenting skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos.
• Broad range of experience within large-scale Database and/or Data Warehouse technology, ETL, analytics and cloud technologies. For example, Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Fabric
• Hands-on expertise with SQL,SQL analytics, and Python.
• Ability to connect a customer's specific business problems and Snowflake's solutions
• Ability to do deep discovery of customer's architecture framework and connect those with Snowflake Data Architecture.
• University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred. Masters in DataScience or Business Administration is a plus.
• Experience with GSIs (EY, Deloitte, Accenture, etc), would be beneficial, but not required
• Expect approximately 30% travel

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

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• This role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's commission plan and it is common for employees in this role to receive total on-target earnings of $220,000 - $288,750. The estimated base salary for this role is $165,000 - $216,562.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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