Sr. Snowflake Data Engineer
Company: Jobs via Dice
Location: San Mateo, CA (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-04-24
About this role
job summary:
We are looking for two Senior Snowflake Data Engineers for a remote contract opportunity.
The ideal candidate along with the requirements will meet the following key skills:
Snowflake
- SQL
- Data transformation design
- Curated data layer design
- Semantic-supporting structure implementation
- Technical design support
- Source-to-target mapping interpretation
- Performance and scalability considerations
- Client implementation support
location: Telecommute
job type: Contract
salary: $60 - 75 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Support the Data Architect / Solution Design Lead in translating target-state architecture into implementation-ready Snowflake design guidance
- Provide input into the design of curated data structures, semantic-supporting objects, transformation patterns, and physical implementation considerations
- Assist in defining how approved mappings, derivations, and business rules should be implemented in Snowflake
- Help identify the required technical objects for implementation, including tables, views, materialized views, reference structures, and related artifacts as applicable
- Advise on Snowflake development patterns, object design, SQL implementation approaches, and performance considerations
- Partner with the Data Architect to support definition of implementation sequencing, object dependencies, and technical design checkpoints
- Participate in design reviews and working sessions to ensure the solution is technically practical and implementable
- Support the preparation of implementation-ready technical specifications for client development teams
- Provide technical clarification to the client implementation team during build, testing, and validation phases
- Review selected client-built artifacts at agreed checkpoints to assess alignment with approved design and intended Snowflake implementation patterns
- Assist with issue tria...