Snowflake Developer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Min Experience: 6 years
Location: Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Snowflake Developer with over 6 years of expertise in data engineering and data warehouse development. The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Snowflake Data Cloud and a proven track record in designing, implementing, and optimizing large-scale data solutions. This role requires deep technical skills in Snowflake along with a solid understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, SQL performance tuning, and cloud-based data ecosystems. You will be responsible for enabling efficient data flow, supporting analytics, and ensuring the business has access to clean, reliable, and timely data for decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Snowflake Development:
• Design and develop high-performance data models in Snowflake.
• Create and manage databases, schemas, tables, views, streams, and tasks in Snowflake.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT workflows using Snowflake and integration tools.
• Implement Snowpipe for real-time and batch data ingestion.
• Performance Optimization:
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and UDFs.
• Monitor query performance and optimize workloads to ensure efficient usage of Snowflake resources.
• Tune virtual warehouses and optimize storage and compute costs.
• Data Quality, Security & Governance:
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across data pipelines.
• Implement role-based access control (RBAC), data masking, and security policies in Snowflake.
• Maintain compliance with audit, regulatory, and governance standards.
• Collaboration & Support:
• Work closely with data architects, BI teams, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Support integration of Snowflake with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc.).
• Provide technical expertise to cross-functional teams and mentor junior developers.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Stay updated with new Snowflake features and industry best practices.
• Drive automation and process improvements in data pipeline management.
• Contribute to overall data architecture strategies and modernization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in data engineering or database development.
• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience with Snowflake Data Cloud.
• Strong proficiency in:
• Snowflake features (Virtual Warehouses, Time Travel, Fail-Safe, Streams, Tasks, Snowpipe).
• Advanced SQL development and performance tuning.
• ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, Talend, dbt, Matillion, or similar.
• Working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of data modeling, warehousing concepts, and BI integration.
• Familiarity with scripting languages like Python or Shell for data transformation (preferred).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.