Snowflake Cortex AI Architect

Nimble Gravity, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nimble Gravity, LLC is seeking an AI and data architect to design, build, and productionize Cortex-powered AI applications on Snowflake, working with clients and engineers to turn ideas into reliable systems.

You will shape data foundations, implement pipelines and governance, and ensure security and cost controls, while leading architecture sessions, demos, and collaborative work with data scientists and developers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a data or AI architect or senior engineer with hands-on Snowflake experience.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, with Snowpark experience.
• Working knowledge of Snowflake Cortex or comparable LLM-based applications.
• Familiarity with RAG, semantic search, text-to-SQL, and agentic patterns.
• Solid grasp of data modeling, ELT/ETL, and orchestration (dbt, Airflow, or similar).
• Strong understanding of Snowflake security and governance: RBAC, masking, row access policies, and data sharing.
• Experience with CI/CD, APIs, and cloud fundamentals on Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build AI applications on Snowflake using Cortex functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Agents, and Snowflake Intelligence.
• Build the data foundation: pipelines, semantic models, and unstructured data processing including Document AI.
• Develop full-stack: Python, SQL, Snowpark, and Streamlit; integrate with external APIs and LLMs where needed.
• Design for scale and security: RBAC, data masking, and governance from day one.
• Manage cost and performance: tune warehouses, models, and queries for predictable costs.
• Lead client conversations: run architecture sessions, demos, and workshops; communicate trade-offs.
• Collaborate: work with data engineers, data scientists, and app developers to deliver end-to-end results.
• Keep learning: follow Snowflake's AI roadmap and convert new capabilities into reusable patterns.

Skills

SQL

Python

Snowpark

Snowflake Cortex

RAG

semantic search

text-to-SQL

dbt

Airflow

CI/CD

APIs

cloud fundamentals

Tools

Streamlit

Snowflake Cortex

Snowflake Snowpark

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Nimble Gravity, LLC is seeking an AI and data architect to design, build, and productionize Cortex-powered AI applications on Snowflake, working with clients and engineers to turn ideas into reliable systems.

You will shape data foundations, implement pipelines and governance, and ensure security and cost controls, while leading architecture sessions, demos, and collaborative work with data scientists and developers.