Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Analytics Architect, Applied Field Engineer role sits at a common SaaS inflection point: turning a sophisticated cloud platform into repeatable, real world outcomes for enterprise customers. The focus on data collaboration places it in a part of the SaaS ecosystem where product capabilities, governance, and partner style workflows intersect, and where technical credibility directly influences adoption.
For a long term SaaS career, the work builds durable strengths that translate across modern B2B platforms: solution architecture, proof of value design, and the ability to connect technical decisions to business impact. The remit also suggests exposure to cross functional operating rhythms between field teams and product and engineering, which is often where SaaS offerings get refined into clearer positioning, better enablement material, and more scalable implementation patterns.
This role tends to suit professionals who enjoy being the technical authority in customer facing conversations and who are comfortable switching between whiteboarding, hands on prototyping, and executive level readouts. It is a strong match for someone who prefers influence through expertise and content creation, and who wants their work to scale beyond individual engagements through reusable demos, notebooks, and collateral.
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.
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 Senior Data Platform Architect, Applied Field Engineering with an emphasis on data collaboration. This position will provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers to design and architect Data Collaboration 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 Collaboration solutions.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:
Be the technical expert in the room that positions Snowflake’s Collaboration features and value to technical stakeholders at Snowflake’s customers across the Americas.
Partner with Snowflake account team teams and customer champions to scope and drive POCs to success and technical wins that prove the value of Snowflake’s capabilities, including executive readouts and business value cases.
Publish content that helps the team and company scale beyond your individual efforts, like blog posts, presentations at conferences, or technical collateral like notebooks and demos.
Influence, tailor and maintain Solution Engineering Collaboration selling assets, including customer presentations, demonstrations, and customer stories.
ON DAY ONE, WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
5+ years Data architecture experience
Understanding of how companies share data today
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.
BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Hands on experience with building a listing on Snowflake Marketplace and/or Direct Data Sharing
1+ years of practical Snowflake experience.
Knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g. Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum, etc.)
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
