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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.
We are looking for a Principal Solution Engineer who is accustomed to solving customer’s most complex problems and closing large deals. In this role you will work directly with the sales team and channel partners to understand the needs of our customers, strategize on how to navigate winning sales cycles, provide compelling value-based demonstrations, support enterprise Proof of Concepts, and ultimately close business.
As a Snowflake Solution Engineer you must share our passion about reinventing the database space, thrive in a dynamic environment and have the flexibility and willingness to jump in and get things done. You are equally comfortable in both a business and technical context, interacting with executives and talking shop with technical audiences.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:
- Present Snowflake technology and vision to executives and technical contributors at prospects and customers
- Work hands-on with prospects and customers to demonstrate and communicate the value of Snowflake technology throughout the sales cycle, from demo to proof of concept to design and implementation
- Immerse yourself in the ever-evolving industry, maintaining a deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position Snowflake in relation to them
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake’s products and marketing
ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
- 8-12 years of industry experience with a minimum of 5 years within a pre-sales environment
- Outstanding presenting skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos
- 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud
- Broad range of experience within large-scale Database and/or Data Warehouse technology, ETL, analytics and cloud technologies. For example, Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Fabric
- Hands-on expertise with SQL, SQL analytics, and Python
- Ability to connect a customer’s specific business problems and Snowflake’s solutions
- Ability to do deep discovery of customer’s architecture framework and connect those with Snowflake Data Architecture
- University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred. Masters in Data Science or Business Administration is a plus
- Experience with GSIs (EY, Deloitte, Accenture, etc), would be beneficial, but not required
- Expect to be onsite with customers about 30% of the time
ABOUT OUR TEAM:
Our Solution Engineers are customer obsessed and we believe in the value we can add and stay honest about it. We love to learn, are open to giving and receiving feedback and are passionate about making our clients successful. Our team works to ensure data is accessible, usable and valuable to everyone.
About Snowflake:
Snowflake is growing fast and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We’re passionate about our people, our customers, our values and our culture! We’re also looking for people with a growth mindset and the pragmatic insight to solve for today while building for the future. And as a Snowflake employee, you will be accountable for supporting and enabling diversity and belonging.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: make modern data warehousing effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Because traditional on-premises and cloud solutions struggle with this, Snowflake developed an innovative product with a new built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.
Snowflake is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- This role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's commission plan and it is common for employees in this role to receive total on-target earnings of $252,000 - $330,750. The estimated base salary for this role is $189,000 - $248,062.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s 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.
We are looking for a Principal Solution Engineer who is accustomed to solving customer’s most complex problems and closing large deals. In this role you will work directly with the sales team and channel partners to understand the needs of our customers, strategize on how to navigate winning sales cycles, provide compelling value-based demonstrations, support enterprise Proof of Concepts, and ultimately close business.
As a Snowflake Solution Engineer you must share our passion about reinventing the database space, thrive in a dynamic environment and have the flexibility and willingness to jump in and get things done. You are equally comfortable in both a business and technical context, interacting with executives and talking shop with technical audiences.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:
- Present Snowflake technology and vision to executives and technical contributors at prospects and customers
- Work hands-on with prospects and customers to demonstrate and communicate the value of Snowflake technology throughout the sales cycle, from demo to proof of concept to design and implementation
- Immerse yourself in the ever-evolving industry, maintaining a deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position Snowflake in relation to them
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake’s products and marketing
ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
- 8-12 years of industry experience with a minimum of 5 years within a pre-sales environment
- Outstanding presenting skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos
- 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud
- Broad range of experience within large-scale Database and/or Data Warehouse technology, ETL, analytics and cloud technologies. For example, Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Fabric
- Hands-on expertise with SQL, SQL analytics, and Python
- Ability to connect a customer’s specific business problems and Snowflake’s solutions
- Ability to do deep discovery of customer’s architecture framework and connect those with Snowflake Data Architecture
- University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred. Masters in Data Science or Business Administration is a plus
- Experience with GSIs (EY, Deloitte, Accenture, etc), would be beneficial, but not required
- Expect to be onsite with customers about 30% of the time
ABOUT OUR TEAM:
Our Solution Engineers are customer obsessed and we believe in the value we can add and stay honest about it. We love to learn, are open to giving and receiving feedback and are passionate about making our clients successful. Our team works to ensure data is accessible, usable and valuable to everyone.
About Snowflake:
Snowflake is growing fast and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We’re passionate about our people, our customers, our values and our culture! We’re also looking for people with a growth mindset and the pragmatic insight to solve for today while building for the future. And as a Snowflake employee, you will be accountable for supporting and enabling diversity and belonging.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: make modern data warehousing effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Because traditional on-premises and cloud solutions struggle with this, Snowflake developed an innovative product with a new built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.
Snowflake is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- This role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's commission plan and it is common for employees in this role to receive total on-target earnings of $252,000 - $330,750. The estimated base salary for this role is $189,000 - $248,062.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s 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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Principal Solutions Engineer
Document your specialty occupation credentials early
Gather transcripts, professional certifications, and employer letters that tie your degree directly to solutions engineering work. PERM requires proof your role demands a specific field of study, not just any bachelor's degree.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications under SOC codes for solutions engineers or related roles. Employers already familiar with the process are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship midway.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter Principal Solutions Engineer roles by verified green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate. This cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to employers who haven't sponsored PERM cases before.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 path before accepting an offer
Ask your prospective employer whether they intend to file under EB-2 or EB-3. If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, USCIS may reject an EB-2 petition, so aligning on category before the PERM audit prevents costly restarts.
Verify prevailing wage before your offer is finalized
Your employer must pay at least the DOL-determined prevailing wage for your job location and level. Look up your role on the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating so you know the floor, not just the market range.
Understand how recruitment timing affects your green card start date
PERM requires your employer to complete a supervised recruitment process before filing. That process alone can take three to six months, so your priority date, which determines your place in the green card queue, won't be set until PERM is approved.
Green Card Principal Solutions Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Solutions Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. If the job requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus substantial specialized experience, EB-2 is likely the right category. Roles requiring only a bachelor's degree in a relevant field typically fall under EB-3. Your employer's HR and immigration counsel determine the category, and it must be consistent with the actual job duties described in the PERM filing.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status requiring renewal every three years, with no path to permanent residency built in and annual lottery risk. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to lawful permanent residency with no renewal cycles. There is no annual cap on EB-3 petitions themselves, though priority date backlogs for certain countries can extend wait times significantly. The timeline from PERM filing to a green card approval typically runs two to five years for most nationalities.
What does my employer actually have to do to sponsor my green card?
Your employer starts by submitting a prevailing wage request to DOL, then conducts a supervised recruitment campaign to show no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. Once DOL certifies the PERM application, your employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS on your behalf. You can then apply to adjust your status to permanent resident once a visa number becomes available for your country and preference category.
How do I find Principal Solutions Engineer jobs that specifically offer green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't state explicitly whether an employer has PERM experience or willingness. Migrate Mate surfaces roles specifically tied to employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already navigated the PERM process for similar roles rather than educating a hiring manager on the process from scratch.
Can I switch jobs while my green card is in process?
Once your I-140 has been approved and your priority date is current or you've had an I-485 pending for 180 days, AC21 portability allows you to change to a same or similar role without restarting the green card process. For Principal Solutions Engineers, a move to another solutions engineering or pre-sales technical role at a new employer generally qualifies, but your new employer must be willing to continue the sponsorship and file the necessary documentation with USCIS.