Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Applied field engineering roles sit at a key intersection in enterprise SaaS: they translate a platform’s technical capabilities into real-world architectures that customers can adopt. In this case, the focus on transactional workloads signals work that is closer to production-grade application patterns than analytics-only use cases, with direct exposure to how modern data platforms are positioned against incumbent OLTP technologies.
From a long-term SaaS career perspective, this kind of role builds durable skills in solution architecture, technical storytelling, and stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, and go-to-market functions. The repeated emphasis on proofs of concept, success metrics, and executive-level readouts reflects common SaaS adoption motions—validating value, reducing implementation risk, and turning technical outcomes into decisions. Experience here tends to transfer well across platform companies where customer outcomes depend on both architecture and enablement.
This position is best suited to professionals who enjoy being the technical authority in customer-facing conversations and can move between whiteboarding, hands-on design, and structured communication. It will fit someone who prefers cross-functional work and is motivated by clarifying requirements, navigating trade-offs, and codifying learnings into reusable content for broader teams.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
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.
Our Solution Engineering organization is seeking a Data Platform Architect, Transactional who can provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers to design and architect transactional solutions built on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
This is a strategic role that works closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and the broader field organization to ensure successful execution and customer adoption of Snowflake’s solutions.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:
Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake's transactional capabilities, address client inquiries, and conduct follow-up engagements to facilitate sales progression.
Articulate Snowflake's transactional functionalities and provide a comparative analysis with competitor offerings for prospective clients.
Ascertain client-defined success metrics for the adoption and utilization of Snowflake's transactional features.
Recognize, address, and reconcile discrepancies between Snowflake's methodologies and client-specific requisites concerning transactional features.
Provide comprehensive resolutions to client objections and concerns.
Develop and deliver bespoke demonstrations that highlight Snowflake's value proposition, tailored to address specific client requirements pertaining to transactional functionalities.
Demonstrate the ability to elucidate Snowflake's security, privacy, and governance considerations with respect to transactional workloads.
Be the technical expert in the room that positions Snowflake’s transactional features and value to technical stakeholders at Snowflake’s customers across the Americas.
Function as the principal technical authority, articulating Snowflake's transactional functionalities and value proposition to technical stakeholders within customer organizations across the Americas.
Collaborate with Snowflake account teams and customer advocates to define and execute Proof of Concepts, ensuring successful outcomes and demonstrable technical achievements that validate Snowflake's capabilities, including comprehensive executive summaries and business value assessments.
Develop and disseminate content to facilitate team and organizational growth, such as blog articles, conference presentations, and technical materials including notebooks and demonstrations.
ON DAY ONE, WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
5+ years transactional architecture experience.
Curiosity and drive to help companies leverage the Snowflake Data Cloud.
Strong presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether whiteboarding sessions or formal readouts and demos.
Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred.
Knowledge of and experience with OLTP database technology (e.g. Snowflake, Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server etc.)
Knowledge of indexing strategies for transactional workloads.
BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Previous leadership experience.
Previous FCTO experience.
Practical database migration experience.
1+ years of practical Snowflake experience.
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
