Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
We’re looking for dedicated students who share our passion for ground-breaking technology and want to create a lasting future for you and Snowflake.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Paid, full-time internships in the heart of the software industry
- Post-internship career opportunities (full-time and/or additional internships)
- Exposure to a fast-paced, fun and inclusive culture
- A chance to work with world-class experts on challenging projects
- Opportunity to provide meaningful contributions to a real system used by customers
- High level of access to supervisors (manager and mentor), detailed direction without micromanagement, feedback throughout your internship, and a final evaluation
- Stuff that matters: treated as a member of the Snowflake team, included in company meetings/activities, flexible hours, casual dress code, accommodations to work from home, swag and much more
- When return to office in effect, catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, company outings, and more
WHAT WE EXPECT:
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the time of the internship
- Desired class level: 3rd/4th year Undergraduates, Masters, or PhD
- Desired majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field
- Required coursework: algorithms, data structures, Object-oriented programming
- Recommended coursework: cloud computing, compilers, database systems, distributed systems, operating systems, cryptography & authentication, networking
- Bonus experience: research or publications in databases or distributed systems, and contributions to open source
- Experience working with big data (engineering / processing) and data migration
- When: Summer (May - August)
- Duration: 12-16 Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.
Snowflake Professional Services is the implementation and strategy experts for the Snowflake platform. We engage with customers at all phases of the customer journey to optimize, accelerate, and achieve business outcomes. Our teams of Solutions Architects demonstrate technical leadership everyday by writing code, constructing solution architectures, and guiding customers through decision paths to achieve impactful outcomes. We advise everyone from developers through senior executives on how best to utilize Snowflake to make their business successful. Our Solution Architects are comfortable with change and live on the cutting edge of technology.
AS A SNOWFLAKE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, YOU WILL :
- Directly engage with customers individually or as part of a technical delivery team
- Oversee and advise on the implementation of the customers Snowflake platform
- Demonstrate technical leadership through personally developed code, solution architectures and implementation recommendations
- Act as a trusted advisor to customer executive leadership for thought leadership and solution approaches
- Extract business requirements from customers and translate them into a well-architected recommendation
- Develop and provide forward looking guidance and future state roadmaps
- Leverage known best practices and solutions to reduce risk to customer implementations
- Decompose future state goals into actionable execution plans
- Collaborate with Snowflake GTM and product teams to ensure customer alignment to Snowflake goals
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL HAVE :
- BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a solutions architect, data architect, database administrator, or data engineer
- 3 years of technical consulting experience
- Experience in a lead role for analytics projects for large enterprises
- Experience implementing and operating Snowflake centric solutions
- Understanding of complete data analytics stack and workflow, from ETL to data platform design to BI and analytics tools
- Familiarity with industry common BI and ETL solutions
- Hands-on experience in a technical role leveraging SQL, Python, Java and/or Spark to build, operate and maintain data analytics solutions
- Extensive knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g. Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum, etc.)
- Proficiency in implementing data security measures, access controls, and design specifically within the Snowflake platform
A STRONG CANDIDATE WILL ADDITIONALLY HAVE :
- Experience in the services organization of a product company
- Experience in a leadership position executing technical projects
- Industry vertical expertise (Media, Financial Services, Healthcare, etc)
- Application Development experience
- AWS, Google or Microsoft Cloud certification(s)
- Snowflake Snowpro Advanced Certification(s)
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.
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $147,000 - $204,750.
- 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 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.
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