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 productive 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.

📌 Snowflake Developer (Chennai)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Chennai