Principal Snowflake Engineer
Edinburgh – Hybrid
Bright Purple is delighted to be supporting our client in their search for a Principal Snowflake Engineer to join their Snowflake Platform team within their Data Platform group.
As well as a salary of up to £85,000, benefits include:
* Annual bonus (up to 15%)
* Flexible and hybrid working
* 8% pension
* Health and dental care
The Role
This role will see you take ownership of the systems and infrastructure that integrate Snowflake into the company’s wider data ecosystem. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the platform remains scalable, maintainable, and ready to meet evolving business needs.
As a senior technical figure, you’ll collaborate across multiple teams to solve complex engineering challenges and drive adoption of Snowflake throughout the organisation. You’ll also work closely with partner teams and third-party vendors to ensure all integrations are technically sound and aligned with internal standards.
You’ll act as a technical authority on Snowflake implementation and integration, helping shape how the platform evolves across the business.
About You
You’ll bring extensive experience working with Snowflake, alongside a deep understanding of modern software engineering principles (automation, testing, and architecture design included). You should be confident working in a cloud-native environment (AWS preferred) and comfortable with web-based application development and data infrastructure.
While not everything listed is essential, you’ll ideally be familiar with:
* AWS
* TypeScript, React, Node.js
* C# and Python services
* Data stores such as Redshift, DynamoDB, Postgres, Elasticsearch, S3
* Snowflake as a central part of a modern data platform
This is a brilliant opportunity to take a lead role in shaping a forward-thinking data platform that supports a global business.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.