I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Snowflake (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
-Application Screening
-Initial HR Interview
-Technical Phone Screen
-Technical Assessment
-On-site Interviews
-Final Interview
-Reference Check and Offer
Throughout these stages, for a Snowflake Data Engineer role specifically, you can expect questions and assessments focused on:
Expertise in SQL and database design.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) since Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehousing solution.
Understanding of ETL processes and tools.
Familiarity with data modeling, data warehousing concepts, and specifically Snowflake’s unique features like its architecture, data sharing capabilities, and performance optimization techniques.
I applied online. I interviewed at Snowflake (New York, NY) in May 2026
Interview
HR screening interview for an SE role at Snowflake went well this week, the rep was pleasant and we had a good conversation for the 20 min time. I'm looking forward to the remainder of this process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What of your experience with Snowflake or FSI clients makes you a good fit here for this role?
Very short and asked technical questions. Wanted to learn more about my experience was adding data into snowflake. This was only the first initial interview but said he would follow up and never did.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with getting data into snowflake?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Snowflake (London, England) in Dec 2024
Interview
I have interviewed for a role of a Sales Engineer after an internal referral. I did two interviews: one with the hiring manager which was rather short and generic and a longer one with a member of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A combination of technical and business questions.
More technical question: what data schemas/data models do I know