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Snowflake hires Senior Software Engineers to build and scale its cloud data platform, and the company actively sponsors work visas for qualified engineering talent. If you're on F-1 OPT, holding an H-1B, or exploring TN or Green Card pathways, Snowflake has a consistent track record of supporting international engineers through the sponsorship process.
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Get Access To All JobsAt Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will be embedded with customers to lead the modernization of their data and application ecosystem using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. You will partner closely with clients to understand their business challenges and design, build, and implement cutting-edge data solutions on Snowflake. Your role is crucial in enabling customers to harness the full potential of their data, driving insights, and powering AI initiatives. You'll act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring customers achieve significant business value and success with Snowflake.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation required to support customer solutions on Snowflake. Create comprehensive documentation for developed solutions, technical configurations, and best practices.
- Data Engineering & Platform Implementation: Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake. Ensure data quality, integrity, and efficient processing within the customer's modern data environment.
- Performance Optimization & Best Practices: Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and data processing workflows to maximize performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness within the Snowflake environment. Champion Snowflake best practices.
- Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools and techniques suitable for the Snowflake ecosystem, helping customers evolve their data capabilities.
- Client Collaboration and Enablement: Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and training to client teams on leveraging the Snowflake platform effectively, including data management, analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and reporting/BI integration.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and operational issues.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, Java or C++.
- Experience with developing AI/ML applications.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing & data lake concepts, and cloud data platforms.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client-facing environment.
- To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
DESIRABLE:
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases and data integration technologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience implementing solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
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
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $287,500.
- 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.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will be embedded with customers to lead the modernization of their data and application ecosystem using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. You will partner closely with clients to understand their business challenges and design, build, and implement cutting-edge data solutions on Snowflake. Your role is crucial in enabling customers to harness the full potential of their data, driving insights, and powering AI initiatives. You'll act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring customers achieve significant business value and success with Snowflake.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation required to support customer solutions on Snowflake. Create comprehensive documentation for developed solutions, technical configurations, and best practices.
- Data Engineering & Platform Implementation: Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake. Ensure data quality, integrity, and efficient processing within the customer's modern data environment.
- Performance Optimization & Best Practices: Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and data processing workflows to maximize performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness within the Snowflake environment. Champion Snowflake best practices.
- Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools and techniques suitable for the Snowflake ecosystem, helping customers evolve their data capabilities.
- Client Collaboration and Enablement: Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and training to client teams on leveraging the Snowflake platform effectively, including data management, analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and reporting/BI integration.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and operational issues.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, Java or C++.
- Experience with developing AI/ML applications.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing & data lake concepts, and cloud data platforms.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client-facing environment.
- To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
DESIRABLE:
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases and data integration technologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience implementing solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
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
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $287,500.
- 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.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.
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Align your resume to Snowflake's stack
Snowflake's senior engineering roles consistently require distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and SQL or data pipeline experience. Tailor your resume to reflect those competencies specifically, not general backend or full-stack work. Generic resumes get filtered before sponsorship is ever discussed.
Time your OPT application before your STEM extension expires
F-1 candidates pursuing senior roles at Snowflake need to account for offer timelines. If your OPT expires within six months of applying, make that visible early. USCIS requires the STEM OPT extension application to be filed before the standard OPT end date.
Target teams that own Snowflake's core platform
Senior roles embedded in Snowflake's query engine, storage layer, or cloud integrations teams tend to require highly specialized skills, which strengthens an H-1B specialty occupation argument. Applying to more generalist engineering roles can create complications at the LCA or petition stage.
Clarify sponsorship eligibility before your final interview round
Snowflake's recruiting process moves quickly once you reach the offer stage. Confirm that the specific role and team are approved for sponsorship before your final loop. Some business units or contract-adjacent positions have different sponsorship policies than core engineering headcount.
Use Migrate Mate to find open Senior Software Engineering roles at Snowflake verified for sponsorship
Not every job listing makes sponsorship eligibility clear upfront. Migrate Mate filters Snowflake's open Senior Software Engineering positions by visa type, so you can focus your applications on roles where sponsorship is confirmed rather than assumed.
Prepare your degree equivalency documentation early
For H-1B and PERM-based Green Card filings, DOL and USCIS scrutinize whether your degree field directly relates to the role. If your undergraduate degree is in a field adjacent to software engineering, gather credential evaluation documents and reference letters from prior employers before the offer stage.
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Does Snowflake sponsor H-1B visas for Senior Software Engineers?
Yes, Snowflake sponsors H-1B visas for Senior Software Engineering roles. The company files both initial H-1B cap-subject petitions and H-1B transfers for engineers already holding the visa. Senior engineering positions at Snowflake typically satisfy the specialty occupation requirement given the degree-level technical skills the roles demand, which is a core eligibility threshold USCIS evaluates.
How do I apply for Senior Software Engineering jobs at Snowflake?
Applications go through Snowflake's careers portal, where roles are listed by team and location. Senior engineering positions generally involve a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview, and a full virtual loop covering system design and coding. You can also find Snowflake's open Senior Software Engineering roles filtered by visa sponsorship eligibility on Migrate Mate, which simplifies identifying which positions are actively accepting international candidates.
Which visa types does Snowflake commonly sponsor for Senior Software Engineering roles?
Snowflake sponsors H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, TN, J-1, and EB-2 or EB-3 Green Card pathways for Senior Software Engineering roles. H-1B and F-1 OPT are the most common starting points for international engineers. TN is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals whose role qualifies under USMCA occupation categories. Green Card sponsorship typically begins after an engineer has established tenure in the role.
What qualifications does Snowflake expect for Senior Software Engineering roles?
Snowflake's senior engineering roles require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field, along with substantial hands-on experience in areas like distributed systems, cloud platforms, or data infrastructure. For visa sponsorship purposes, the degree field matters. USCIS evaluates whether your education directly corresponds to the job duties, so candidates with adjacent degrees should be prepared to document relevant experience.
How do I plan my timeline if I want Snowflake to sponsor my H-1B?
H-1B cap-subject petitions can only be filed once per year, with USCIS registration opening in March and employment starting no earlier than October 1. If you're on F-1 OPT and receive an offer after the cap registration window closes, you'll need enough OPT runway to bridge to the following October. Starting your job search at Snowflake in the fall for a spring offer gives you the most favorable timing relative to the H-1B lottery cycle.
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