Discover how to eliminate manual YAML authoring. Snowflake’s engine turns historical SQL into governed semantic definitions for smarter AI data analysts.
APR 23, 2026|13 min read
Valerii Smielov
Valerii Smielov is a Senior Software Engineer at Snowflake, where he works on AI-powered analytics and data intelligence features such as Snowscope and Verified Query Suggestions. He has over 10 years of experience designing and building scalable, secure systems for AI/ML workloads, including projects that reduced query latency by roughly 6–7x through targeted optimizations. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
