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Lead Snowflake Data Engineer

New York, NY, US • Posted 10 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago

Full Time

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Skills

Cloud Computing
Advanced Analytics
Use Cases
Analytics
Query Optimization
Clustering
Warehouse
Data Governance
Regulatory Compliance
Collaboration
Business Analytics
IT Management
Mentorship
Customer Facing
Data Engineering
Data Modeling
Performance Tuning
Optimization
Python
PySpark
SQL
Data Warehouse
ELT
Dimensional Modeling
Data Processing
Snow Flake Schema
Artificial Intelligence

Summary

Our client is seeking a Lead Snowflake Data Engineer to design, own, and deliver end-to-end data engineering solutions in modern cloud environments. This role requires full lifecycle ownership across Snowflake pipelines, data modeling, and performance optimization, with exposure to Cortex AI and advanced analytics use cases.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Lead design and development of end-to-end ELT pipelines in Snowflake
Architect scalable, high-performance data models for analytics consumption
Build backend data services using Python and PySpark
Drive performance tuning (query optimization, clustering, warehouse scaling)
Leverage Snowflake Cortex AI or similar for advanced data capabilities
Enforce data governance, security, and compliance best practices
Collaborate across business, analytics, and engineering teams
Provide technical leadership and mentorship
Communicate architecture decisions in client-facing environments

Requirements

10+ years of experience in data engineering or equivalent ownership of production systems
Deep expertise in Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, optimization)
Strong experience with Python, PySpark, and advanced SQL
Proven ownership of end-to-end data pipelines (ingestion transformation consumption)
Experience designing modern data warehouse architectures (ELT, dimensional modeling)
Strong understanding of distributed data processing and large-scale systems
Experience with Snowflake Cortex AI or similar AI-driven capabilities preferred
Ability to explain and defend architecture decisions and trade-offs

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