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Snowflake Computing is delivering a data warehouse designed from the ground up for the cloud and for today's data needs. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
156
TOTAL
RATINGS
1203

Snowflake Company Culture

Snowflake Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A
4.5/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Snowflake CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Frank Slootman Snowflake's CEO
Frank Slootman
83 /100

Diversity at Snowflake

Bottom 20%Bottom 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D

Diverse employees at Snowflake have rated Happiness, Leadership, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Snowflake

Top 40%Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B-

Women at Snowflake have rated Outlook, Executive Team, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored

Snowflake eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

20

Snowflake employees are 20% more likely to recommend Snowflake as a great place to work

53%Promoters
14%Passives
33%Detractors

Working at Snowflake

Working at Snowflake is rated highly by 156 employees, across various culture dimensions. Snowflake employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Executive Team, and Leadership categories, putting Snowflake’s culture in the Top 10% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Snowflake was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Snowflake

A

Overall Company Culture at Snowflake is rated A

Last updated months ago

Top
10%

Snowflake ranks in the Top 10% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 156 Employees

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Sales
76
Sales76

Snowflake Employee Reviews

Out of 111 Snowflake employee reviews, 93% were positive. The remaining 7% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Snowflake improve their work culture.

93%
7%
Positive Reviews93%
Constructive Feedback7%

Positive Reviews From Snowflake Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Theyre great at their job
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Hiring manager interaction throughout the cycle
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Talking to customers and solving problems

Constructive Feedback From Snowflake Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Actually driving strategy, listening, and putting the right leaders in place.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Diversity and living the principles they advertise. Terrible middle management in Sales.
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Avoid micromanagment, crunch, pressure and overhours workd

Snowflake Company Information

Snowflake Company Overview

Snowflake Computing is delivering a data warehouse designed from the ground up for the cloud and for today's data needs.

Snowflake was founded in 2012 and its current CEO is Frank Slootman. Since its inception 14 years ago, Snowflake has grown to 1001 employees.

Snowflake Mission, Vision & Values

Snowflake Mission Statement

Snowflake’s mission is to enable every organization to be data-driven. Our cloud-built data warehouse makes that possible by delivering instant elasticity, secure data sharing and per-second pricing, across multiple clouds. Snowflake combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

Snowflake Values

  • Put Customers First
  • Integrity Always
  • Think Big
  • Be Excellent
  • Get It Done
  • Own It
  • Make Each Other the Best
  • Embrace Each Other's Differences
HeadquarterBozeman, MT
United States of America
Websitewww.snowflake.com
Founding Date2012
Tel650-558-6605
Company StatusPrivate

Snowflake Competitors

Snowflake competitors include Oracle. Snowflake ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Snowflake compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Snowflake's Logo
    Snowflake
    4.5/5
  2. #2
    Oracle's Logo
    Oracle
    3.0/5
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Snowflake Employees

Snowflake has 1001 employees. 156 employees at Snowflake have reviewed Snowflake across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 156 Snowflake employees give their leadership a grade of A, or Top 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Snowflake are pleased with their total compensation at Snowflake, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Snowflake are pleased with their team. 156 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Snowflake are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Snowflake believe the environment at Snowflake is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Snowflake is comfortably fast. About 47% of the employees at Snowflake work 8 hours or less, while 16% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Snowflake are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Snowflake employees generally work 9.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Snowflake report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
89% of Snowflake employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Snowflake employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
73% of Snowflake employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Snowflake - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 73% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Snowflake KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Snowflake's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 2 Snowflake employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Snowflake CEO & Leadership

Snowflake CEO - Frank Slootman

Frank Slootman Snowflake's CEO
83 /100

Snowflake’s CEO Frank Slootman started in this role in 2019. Frank’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. Snowflake’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees with Over 10 Years experience, employees with the company for Less than 1 Year, and Caucasian employees. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, Female employees, and employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Snowflake’s competitors, Frank Slootman ranks right above Oracle CEO Safra Catz. Under Slootman’s leadership, Snowflake employee respondents are most happy about their Executive Team and the company’s Leadership. Diversity and Professional Development are two areas, according to respondents, where Snowflake could stand to see real improvement.

Snowflake Leadership

The Snowflake Executive Team is rated an “A” and led by CEO Frank Slootman, Field CTO Robert Fehrmann, and Field CTO, Customer & Product Strategy Vinay Srihari

  • Frank Slootman  CEO / President

    Frank Slootman CEO / President

    Frank Slootman serves as the CEO / President of Snowflake.

  • Robert Fehrmann Field CTO

    Robert Fehrmann serves as the Field CTO for Snowflake Computing. Robert started at Snowflake Computing in September of... read more

  • Vinay Srihari Field CTO, Customer & Product Strategy

    Vinay Srihari serves as the Field CTO, Customer & Product Strategy for Snowflake Computing. Vinay started at Snowflake... read more

  • Stuart Ozer Field CTO

    Stuart Ozer serves as the Field CTO for Snowflake Computing. Stuart started at Snowflake Computing in May of 2017.... read more

  • Chris Degnan Chief Revenue Officer

    Chris Degnan serves as the Chief Revenue Officer for Snowflake Computing. Chris started at Snowflake Computing in... read more

  • Rhonda Larson VP Sales Operations

    Rhonda Larson serves as the VP Sales Operations for Snowflake Computing. Rhonda started at Snowflake Computing in June... read more

  • Jeff Balaguras VP of Finance

    Jeff Balaguras serves as the VP of Finance for Snowflake Computing. Jeff started at Snowflake Computing in November of... read more

  • Steve Herskovitz VP Global Sales Engineering

    Steve Herskovitz serves as the VP Global Sales Engineering for Snowflake Computing. Steve started at Snowflake Computing... read more

  • Eve Besant VP North America Sales Engineering

    Eve Besant serves as the VP North America Sales Engineering for Snowflake Computing. Eve started at Snowflake Computing... read more

Snowflake Salaries

How much does Snowflake pay?

How much do people at Snowflake get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Snowflake is $118,236, or $56 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $120,625, or $57 per hour.

At Snowflake, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $205,617 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $48,065 annually. Average Snowflake salaries by department include: Product at $151,892, Admin at $56,487, Customer Support at $66,295, and Operations at $94,239. Half of Snowflake salaries are above $120,625.

64 employees at Snowflake rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 191 ratings) while 62 employees at Snowflake rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 63 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Snowflake employees include job titles like Senior Developer, Principal Designer, Customer Service Manager, and Sales Manager. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from Snowflake employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$67k
$67k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$94k
$94k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$114k
$114k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$168k
$168k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$224k
$224k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$240k
$240k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$283k
$283k100th Percentile
$118,236*
Average Compensation
$120,625*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Snowflake Salaries by City

Snowflake Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Snowflake

Diverse employees at Snowflake score the company 55/100 across various culture categories, placing Snowflake in the Bottom 20% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Snowflake across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 66/100
Department - Sales
Men 90/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 80/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Snowflake Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance

Snowflake PTO

Snowflake's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution100%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Snowflake Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Snowflake applied for 26 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 92% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Snowflake has a total of 1001 employees

26
Total Applied
  • 92% Granted (24 out of 26)
  • 4% Denied (1 out of 26)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 26)
  • 4% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 26)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Snowflake Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Snowflake on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
29%
Marketing
29%
Design
14%
Product
14%
Operations
14%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
29%
Seattle
14%
Charlotte
14%
Sheboygan
14%
Los Angeles
14%
Other
14%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Snowflake

Who is the CEO of Snowflake?

Snowflake CEO is Frank Slootman, their score by employees is 83

What is Snowflake eNPS?

The eNPS for Snowflake is 20

What is the salary for Executive Assistant in Snowflake?

Executive Assistant average salary in the US is 66k

What are the salaries in the Admin in Snowflake?

The average salaries for Admin in Snowflake is 56k

How many employees work in Snowflake?

Snowflake has 1001 employees

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