Data Engineering Solutions Specialist
US$153,500 – US$201,500 / yr base salary
Posted 21 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Data Engineering Solutions Specialist ”
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$153,500 – US$201,500 / yr |
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Study levelBachelor's
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Snowflake is seeking an accomplished Principal level Data Engineering Solutions Specialist (Openflow and Iceberg/Polaris) to drive sales execution for our ingestion workloads. This is a strategic role that works closely with the broader field organization to ensure the successful customer adoption of Snowflake’s Data Engineering and Data Lake capabilities.
Responsibilities:
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Achieve pipeline generation and revenue targets for allocated accounts and/or territory on a quarterly and annual basis by developing a sales strategy in the allocated territory with a target account list
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Execute tailored sales plays to capture market opportunities in Data Engineering, helping customers optimize their use of Snowflake's platform.
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Work directly with customers to understand their Data Engineering needs, communicating insights to inform Snowflake’s product roadmap and ensuring alignment with customer requirements.
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Become an expert in Snowflake’s Data Engineering and Data Lakehouse capabilities and provide executive-level insights to customers and partners, guiding strategic discussions that emphasize the value of Snowflake’s Data Engineering capabilities.
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Work with our Account Executives, Sales Engineers, Leadership and Field CTOs to drive customer engagements from discovery and qualification through solution implementation and deployment
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Track, analyze, and report on Data Engineering sales performance metrics, using data-driven insights to optimize strategies and drive continuous improvement
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Partner with the broader cross-functional organization to integrate Data Engineering sales efforts with Snowflake’s overall go-to-market plans.
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Driving the forecast of the region and exceeding revenue targets on consumption
Minimum Qualifications:
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10+ years of professional experience and at least 6 of years sales experience with consistently exceeding sales objectives selling technical solutions and software products into the enterprise market