Solutions Engineer
Snowflake
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Solutions Engineer at Snowflake
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
We are looking for a Solutions 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 Solutions 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.
What You'll Do
- 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
What You'll Bring
- 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
- Hands-on expertise with SQL and SQL analytics
- Hands-on experience with Python
- Understanding of AI/ML principles and best practices
- Ability to connect a customer’s specific business problems and Snowflake’s solutions
- University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred
About Our Team
Our Solutions Engineers are customer obsessed and we believe in the value we can add and stay honest about it. We love to learn, are open to giving and receiving feedback and are passionate about making our clients successful. Our team works to ensure data is accessible, usable and valuable to everyone.
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?
Key skills/competency
- Sales Engineering
- Customer Solutions
- Data Warehousing
- Cloud Technologies
- SQL Expertise
- Python Programming
- AI/ML Concepts
- Technical Presentations
- Proof of Concept (PoC)
- ETL & Analytics
How to Get Hired at Snowflake
- Research Snowflake's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for Solutions Engineering: Highlight experience with data warehousing, cloud platforms, SQL, Python, and customer-facing technical roles, using keywords from the job description to optimize for Snowflake's ATS.
- Showcase your technical presentation skills: Prepare to demonstrate your ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and executive audiences during the Snowflake interview process.
- Prepare for technical and behavioral interviews: Expect questions on database concepts, cloud architecture, problem-solving scenarios, and how you handle customer interactions and sales cycles relevant to a Snowflake Solutions Engineer.
- Network with current Snowflake employees: Connect on LinkedIn to gain insights into the company culture, team dynamics, and advice on navigating the application and interview process for a Solutions Engineer role.
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