Senior Partner Solution Engineer

Senior Partner Solution Engineer - Var Partners

Where data does more. Join the Snowflake team. We're at the forefront of the data revolution, committed to building the world's greatest data and applications platform. Our 'get it done' culture allows everyone at Snowflake to have an equal opportunity to innovate, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration.

Snowflake is rapidly growing its Alliances & Channel Organization. Value Added Reseller (VAR) partners are an integral part of Snowflake's business, helping customers unlock the power of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. We are looking for a self-driven go-getter to help grow VAR partners into profitable revenue streams and accelerate the growth of the business.

We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of successfully working with current and potential partners in the Americas VAR community. The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen in growing a business, channel, or partnership. Knowledge of the broader platform ecosystem, products, and competition is essential to influence and be the partner's trusted advisor.

Success in this position requires the candidate to be a ninja at managing relationships, executing programs, setting goals and metrics, and tracking and ensuring progress. The candidate will also need to help shape and deliver on a cross-functional strategy, working closely with the Partner Sales Director to build mindshare among Snowflake VAR Partners.

As a Senior Partner Solution Engineer - VAR Partners, you will:

• Help Solution Providers/Practice Leads with the technical strategies that enables them to sell their offerings on Snowflake
• Forward strategic thinking - quickly grasp the essence of new concepts and business value messaging
• Strong understanding of how VAR partners make revenue through the industry priorities & complexities they face and influence where Snowflake products can have the most impact for their product services
• Help develop and launch joint differentiated solution offerings with VAR Partners
• Conversations with other technologists, providing presentations at the C-level

Our ideal Senior Partner Solution Engineer - VAR Partners will have:

• 5+ years of industry experience within Partnership/Alliances Technical Pre-sales (specifically in the Americas VAR community would be plus)
• Providing technical product and deep architectural expertise & latest product capabilities upskilling/workshops with our Partner Solution Architect community
• Hands on expertise in developing and deploying PySpark or Scala and SQL to build ELT/data pipelines into production environments. Staying current with the latest Spark updates and best practices
• Hands-on experience in designing and building highly scalable data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, Apache NiFI to ingest data from various systems.
• Experience with database technologies
• Hands-on technical experience with DevOps and CI/CD processes and tools, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and Google Cloud Build
• Strong experience with major cloud platforms and tooling, especially Azure or AWS, or Google Cloud
• Experience using Big Data or Cloud integration technologies such as Matillion, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, etc.
• Experience with AI/ML specifically developing and deploying Machine Learning models through the full Data Science life cycle (data wrangling, feature engineering, model development, model deployment and monitoring) is a plus.
• Passionate about improving overall developer experience, prior experience in Developer Platform, Developer Experiences or Developer Productivity is a plus.
• Strong CS fundamentals, including proficiency with data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Fluency in multiple programming languages including Python, Scala, Java is a big plus.
• Knowledge of database internals is a plus.
• Experience working with cross teams and product managers.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

The application window is expected to be open until September 12, 2025.

This opportunity will remain posted based on business needs, which may be before or after the specified date.

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:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $173,700 - $228,300.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and 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.

Snowflake is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.