Principal Snowflake Engineer

Data & AI - Edinburgh, Scotland

Ref: 6019Monday 10 November 2025

£85,000

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.
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