Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Embed with customers to design and implement data solutions on Snowflake AI Data Cloud, optimizing pipelines and enabling AI initiatives. Requires bachelor's degree, programming proficiency (Python, Go, Java, C++), and AI/ML experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation for customer solutions on Snowflake. Create comprehensive documentation.
- Data Engineering & Platform Implementation: Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake. Ensure data quality and integrity.
- Performance Optimization & Best Practices: Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and workflows for performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement data integration tools for the Snowflake ecosystem.
- Client Collaboration and Enablement: Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training on Snowflake platform, including AI/ML and BI integration.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges and performance issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C++.
- Experience with developing AI/ML applications.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, data lakes, and cloud data platforms.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in client-facing environments.
- Up to 20% travel.
Desirable
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases and data integration.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience implementing solutions on Snowflake Data Cloud.
Skills
Snowflake, Python, Go, Java, C++, SQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, AI/ML
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