Principal Software Engineer - Snowflake

Wood Mackenzie

The Role

Overview

Lead Snowflake integration and platform evolution across teams

Key Responsibilities

  • snowflake evolution
  • platform integration
  • migration lead
  • technical guidance
  • secure platform
  • scalable design

Tasks

-Be able to work with our technical leadership teams to inform the technical evolution of our Snowflake platform and its integration with our broader applications -Lead and support other teams' migration to Snowflake, providing technical guidance and platform solutions rather than direct data engineering -Understand what it takes to develop resilient, scalable and secure data platform solutions

Requirements

  • typescript
  • react
  • snowflake
  • nodejs
  • graphql
  • python

What You Bring

-Our web products are developed using TypeScript and React -Have effective communication and collaboration skills, with an ability to scale engineering initiatives across teams adopting the Snowflake platform -Recognise that people build software and working with others is key to success, especially when enabling other teams to adopt new platform capabilities -Have expert level understanding of modern software engineering, from test automation to architectural principles, applied to data platform development -We implement GraphQL and RESTful APIs using NodeJS and NestJS -Have strong experience building web-based applications, supporting micro-services and deploying them in a cloud environment, with specific focus on data platform infrastructure -Redshift, DynamoDB, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and S3 are our go to data stores -Our backend services are implemented in C# and Python -Have technical experience of complex platform projects and be able to act as a technical authority on Snowflake implementations -Have expert-level experience with Snowflake, including its architecture, capabilities, and how it integrates within a wider data platform ecosystem -Be a technical leader who can work across multiple teams to solve complex technical problems, particularly around Snowflake integration and platform adoption

The Company

About Wood Mackenzie

-Pivoted in 1973 to pioneering energy research with its first oil report. -Over five decades evolved into a global consultancy powering decisions in energy, chemicals, metals, mining and renewables. -Its Lens platform spans power, hydrogen, carbon, LNG, maritime and more—turning vast datasets into strategic foresight. -Typical projects include asset valuation, project economics, supply‑chain intelligence and portfolio optimization. -With 30+ offices and a presence across energy value chains, it guides governments, producers and financial institutions. -Stands out by integrating legacy upstream expertise with cutting‑edge analytics across renewables and transition fuels. -Notable for weaving real‑time vessel tracking and carbon insights alongside decades‑deep commodity research.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Metals & Mining

Commodity Trading Analytics

Power Trading Analytics

Supply Chain Analytics

Power & Renewables

Upstream

Emissions & Carbon Management

Energy Transition Scenarios & Technologies

Gas & LNG

Coal Market

Coal Supply