Senior Snowflake Developer
About us
Appnovation is a global, full-service digital partner that combines Strategy, Experience & Design, Engineering and Managed Services. We build digital solutions that deliver real impact today and serve as foundations for future growth. Bold ambition. Practical action. Endless possibilities.
About the Role
As a Sr. Associate Snowflake Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud. You will play a key role across data development, performance optimization, and pipeline integration, working closely with Data Engineers, Analysts, and Architects to deliver high-quality, secure, and efficient data platforms.
On a day-to-day basis, you will contribute to the full data lifecycle — from ingestion and modeling to optimization and operational excellence — ensuring data solutions meet business, performance, and governance standards.
Key Responsibilities
Snowflake Development
- Design, develop, and maintain Snowflake objects including warehouses, databases, schemas, tables, views, stages, file formats, tasks, and streams
- Build and manage Snowflake pipelines, including Snowpipe, ingestion processes, and continuous data flows
- Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and follow data security best practices
SQL Development & Performance Optimization
- Write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries
- Improve query performance through clustering, caching, pruning, and warehouse optimization strategies
- Tune ETL/ELT workloads and Snowflake compute resources for efficiency and scalability
Data Modeling & Validation
- Design scalable conceptual, logical, and physical data models
- Apply dimensional modeling techniques (Star and Snowflake schemas)
- Ensure data quality through validation, profiling, reconciliation, and monitoring
Cloud ETL / ELT Integration
- Use at least one cloud ETL/ELT platform (e.g., Informatica Cloud, Matillion, ADF, Talend, DBT, AWS Glue) to ingest and transform data from multiple sources
- Manage automated workflows, pipelines, and scheduling processes
Architecture & Collaboration
- Apply data architecture principles across data lakes, warehouses, ingestion patterns, and transformation frameworks
- Contribute to architectural discussions and recommend Snowflake best practices and improvements
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, Analysts, and Architects to deliver end-to-end data solutions
What We’re Looking For
Must-Have
- Strong hands-on experience developing on Snowflake Data Cloud
- Advanced SQL development and optimization skills
- Proven experience with performance tuning and cost optimization
- Solid background in data modeling and data validation
- Experience working with one or more cloud ETL/ELT tools
- Familiarity with Snowflake features such as Time Travel, Cloning, Streams, Tasks, Snowpipe, and Resource Monitors
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Nice-to-Have
- Exposure to data architecture and design principles
- Experience with DBT or similar transformation frameworks
- Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, Git)
- Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow or ADF pipelines
What Appnovation Offers
- Challenging and rewarding work with real impact
- Direct access to cutting-edge AI and data platforms
- A diverse, inclusive, and collaborative culture
- Opportunities for continuous personal and professional growth
- Exposure to exciting projects and high-profile clients
- Supportive environment with access to company leaders
- Flexible and remote-friendly work model
Benefits (Brazil – CLT)
- Medical Plan (SulAmérica or Unimed)
- Dental Plan (SulAmérica)
- Meal Voucher (Flash)
- Individual English Classes
- SESC Credential
- Life Insurance (MetLife)
- Wellness Allowance
- ME Days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fertility and Menopause Leave
Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.
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