TN Visa Principal Solutions Engineer Jobs
Principal Solutions Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Engineers category, provided your degree and job duties align with the engineering definition. Canadian citizens can enter at the port of entry the same day an employer extends an offer. Mexican nationals require consular processing.
See All Principal Solutions Engineer JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 184+ Principal Solutions Engineer jobs
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
See all 184+ Principal Solutions Engineer jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Principal Solutions Engineer roles.
Get Access To All JobsINTRODUCTION
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.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ 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
- Possesses a proactive curiosity for the AI landscape, striving to be a visionary and technical thought partner for customers navigating the space
- A proven ability to leverage AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity and efficiency
- 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 approximately 30% travel
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.
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
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.
INTRODUCTION
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.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ 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
- Possesses a proactive curiosity for the AI landscape, striving to be a visionary and technical thought partner for customers navigating the space
- A proven ability to leverage AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity and efficiency
- 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 approximately 30% travel
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.
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
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.
See all 184+ Principal Solutions Engineer jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Principal Solutions Engineer roles.
Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Principal Solutions Engineer
Audit your degree against TN engineering criteria
TN classification for Solutions Engineers hinges on your degree being in engineering or a closely related field. A computer science or electrical engineering degree typically qualifies, but an MBA or business degree alone won't satisfy CBP's specialty requirement for this role.
Target employers with cross-border hiring infrastructure
Focus on companies that already employ Canadian or Mexican professionals in technical roles. These employers have HR teams familiar with TN documentation and won't stall your start date trying to understand a visa category their legal team has never processed.
Request an offer letter that reflects engineering duties
Your offer letter is the document CBP scrutinizes at the border. Ask your employer to describe your role using engineering language, such as system design, technical architecture, or integration engineering, rather than vague terms like solutions or pre-sales support.
Prepare for CBP questions on pre-sales versus engineering work
CBP officers sometimes flag Solutions Engineer roles as sales-adjacent rather than technical. Bring documentation showing your engineering deliverables, such as architecture diagrams, technical proposals, or proof of concept outputs, to establish that your duties are engineering-led.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready Principal Solutions Engineer roles
Searching general job boards surfaces roles with no TN context. Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers open to TN sponsorship, so you're applying to companies that already understand the visa category and won't withdraw offers over immigration uncertainty.
Understand the Mexican TN cap before negotiating your start date
Mexican nationals are subject to an annual TN allocation under USMCA. Consular processing adds time that Canadian candidates don't face. Build at least four to six weeks into your start date negotiation to account for appointment scheduling and document review.
Principal Solutions Engineer jobs are hiring across the US. Find yours.
Find Principal Solutions Engineer JobsPrincipal Solutions Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Solutions Engineer role qualify for TN visa status?
It depends on how the role is defined. TN visa classification uses the Engineers category, which requires your job duties to be predominantly engineering in nature and your degree to be in an engineering field. Roles weighted toward sales, account management, or product demonstrations without a strong technical engineering component can be denied at the border, so the offer letter framing matters.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for Principal Solutions Engineers?
TN has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, meaning you can begin work as soon as CBP approves your application at the port of entry. H-1B requires winning a random lottery held once a year and waiting until October 1 to start. For qualified Canadian professionals, TN is a significantly faster and more predictable path to U.S. employment in this role.
What documents does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a detailed support letter on company letterhead that describes your job title, engineering duties, intended start date, work location, and the fact that your position is temporary. CBP does not require a government-approved petition for TN status, but the support letter functions as the primary evidence. Some employers also include organizational charts or project descriptions to reinforce the technical nature of the role.
Where can I find Principal Solutions Engineer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Most general job boards don't filter by visa category, making it hard to identify which employers are actually open to TN candidates. Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles under the TN visa, so the listings you see are already screened for sponsorship openness. That cuts out the back-and-forth with employers who've never processed a TN application.
Can I switch employers on a TN visa without losing my status?
You can change employers, but your TN status is tied to the specific employer listed in your original application. You must obtain new TN authorization before starting with the new company. For Canadian citizens, this means a new port of entry application with a fresh support letter from the incoming employer. For Mexican nationals, it requires a new consular appointment. There is no employer portability under TN the way there is under H-1B with an approved I-140.
See which Principal Solutions Engineer employers are hiring and sponsoring visas right now.
Search Principal Solutions Engineer Jobs