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Hire Databricks vs Snowflake developers
Cloud data platforms - which engineers do you actually need?
Data & AI
Databricks
Databricks engineers who can build a real lakehouse, not just a notebook.
Mid-level base · UK
£80k–£105k
Junior £55k–£70k · Senior £110k–£155k
Ecosystem
SparkDelta LakeUnity CatalogMLflowDLTPython
What they ship
- Medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) on Delta Lake
- Unity Catalog governance for multi-team workspaces
- MLflow-tracked training and serving pipelines
Data & AI
Snowflake
Snowflake engineers who own modeling, performance and the credit bill.
Mid-level base · UK
£75k–£100k
Junior £55k–£70k · Senior £105k–£150k
Ecosystem
SQLdbtSnowparkAirflowFivetranTableau
What they ship
- Layered warehouse models (staging → marts) with dbt on top
- Cost-tuned warehouses with auto-suspend, multi-cluster and resource monitors
- Secure data sharing and row-level access policies across business units
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Databricks vs Snowflake - at a glance
| Dimension | Databricks | Snowflake |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data & AI | Data & AI |
| Mid-level UK base | £80k–£105k | £75k–£100k |
| Senior UK base | £110k–£155k | £105k–£150k |
| Best for | Medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) on Delta Lake | Layered warehouse models (staging → marts) with dbt on top |
| Core ecosystem | Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow | SQL, dbt, Snowpark, Airflow |
| First shortlist | 24 hours | 24 hours |
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