# Principal Solution Engineer

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $189k – $248k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** SQL, Python, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Data Warehouse, ETL, Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Cloud Technologies
**Posted:** 2026-05-22

> Principal Solution Engineer driving complex enterprise sales cycles by delivering technical demos, leading POCs, and architecting Snowflake solutions for large-scale data and AI use cases.

## Job Description

## 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:
- 8-12 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
- 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud
- Broad range of experience within large-scale Database and/or Data Warehouse technology, ETL, analytics and cloud technologies (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 Data Science or Business Administration is a plus)
- Experience with GSIs (EY, Deloitte, Accenture, etc) would be beneficial, but not required
- Expect to be onsite with customers about 30% of the time

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