This role supports the design, build, and operationalization of AI-powered data solutions on Snowflake, with a specific focus on Snowflake Cortex AI and enterprise RAG and agentic workflows. The position is based in Las Vegas, NV with onsite expectations.
Role Overview
As a Snowflake Data Engineer focused on Cortex AI, you will help architect scalable data platforms and deliver production-ready AI applications within Snowflake. Work includes RAG and agentic workflows, semantic layers, and building ELT/ETL pipelines and real-time integrations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement AI-powered data solutions using Snowflake Cortex AI, CoCO, and CoCO Desktop.
- Develop and deploy RAG, agentic workflows, semantic layers, and enterprise AI applications.
- Architect scalable data platforms leveraging Snowflake, Kafka, Spark, Airflow, dbt, and cloud-native services.
- Build robust ELT/ETL pipelines and real-time integrations.
- Lead workshops, architecture reviews, proof of concepts, and production deployments.
- Create reusable accelerators and best practices to support delivery across teams.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platforms.
- Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, security, governance, and performance optimization.
- Hands-on experience with Cortex AI, CoCO, CoCO Desktop, Snowpark, and AI/ML integration patterns.
- Experience building LLM, RAG, vector search, and agentic AI solutions.
- Strong SQL and Python skills.
- Experience with Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong customer-facing communication and solution architecture skills.
- Snowflake certifications including Architect, Data Engineer, and AI specialization.
- Experience with Streamlit, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe, and Native Apps.
- Experience integrating OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or open-source models.
- Knowledge of enterprise security, governance, privacy, and compliance frameworks.
Technologies
Snowflake, Cortex AI, CoCO, CoCO Desktop, RAG, agentic workflows, semantic layers, Snowpark, LLM, vector search, SQL, Python, Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, ELT/ETL, Streamlit, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe, Native Apps, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Snowflake certifications, PoCs.
Mandatory Skills
Experience
5–8 years
Location and Work Model
Las Vegas, NV (onsite). 3 days onsite/week.
Compensation
Expected annual compensation ranges from $60,000 to $135,000.
Benefits
- Medical and dental benefits options
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off, inclusive of sick leave
- Other paid and unpaid leave options
Additional Information
Employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.
