diff --git a/src/iceberg/schema.cc b/src/iceberg/schema.cc
index 1cb263c44..00905378a 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/schema.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/schema.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 namespace iceberg {
 
 Schema::Schema(std::vector<SchemaField> fields, int32_t schema_id)
-    : StructType(std::move(fields)), schema_id_(schema_id) {}
+    : StructType(std::move(fields)),
+      schema_id_(schema_id),
+      cache_(std::make_unique<SchemaCache>(this)) {}
 
 Result<std::unique_ptr<Schema>> Schema::Make(std::vector<SchemaField> fields,
                                              int32_t schema_id,
@@ -156,14 +158,14 @@ bool Schema::Equals(const Schema& other) const {
 Result<std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>> Schema::FindFieldByName(
     std::string_view name, bool case_sensitive) const {
   if (case_sensitive) {
-    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto name_id_map, name_id_map_.Get(*this));
+    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto name_id_map, cache_->GetNameIdMap());
     auto it = name_id_map.get().name_to_id.find(name);
     if (it == name_id_map.get().name_to_id.end()) {
       return std::nullopt;
     };
     return FindFieldById(it->second);
   }
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto lowercase_name_to_id, lowercase_name_to_id_.Get(*this));
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto lowercase_name_to_id, cache_->GetLowercaseNameToIdMap());
   auto it = lowercase_name_to_id.get().find(StringUtils::ToLower(name));
   if (it == lowercase_name_to_id.get().end()) {
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -171,39 +173,9 @@ Result<std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>> Schema::FindFie
   return FindFieldById(it->second);
 }
 
-Result<std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>>
-Schema::InitIdToFieldMap(const Schema& self) {
-  std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>> id_to_field;
-  IdToFieldVisitor visitor(id_to_field);
-  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(VisitTypeInline(self, &visitor));
-  return id_to_field;
-}
-
-Result<Schema::NameIdMap> Schema::InitNameIdMap(const Schema& self) {
-  NameIdMap name_id_map;
-  NameToIdVisitor visitor(name_id_map.name_to_id, &name_id_map.id_to_name,
-                          /*case_sensitive=*/true);
-  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(
-      VisitTypeInline(self, &visitor, /*path=*/"", /*short_path=*/""));
-  visitor.Finish();
-  return name_id_map;
-}
-
-Result<std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t, StringHash, std::equal_to<>>>
-Schema::InitLowerCaseNameToIdMap(const Schema& self) {
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t, StringHash, std::equal_to<>>
-      lowercase_name_to_id;
-  NameToIdVisitor visitor(lowercase_name_to_id, /*id_to_name=*/nullptr,
-                          /*case_sensitive=*/false);
-  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(
-      VisitTypeInline(self, &visitor, /*path=*/"", /*short_path=*/""));
-  visitor.Finish();
-  return lowercase_name_to_id;
-}
-
 Result<std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>> Schema::FindFieldById(
     int32_t field_id) const {
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, id_to_field_.Get(*this));
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, cache_->GetIdToFieldMap());
   auto it = id_to_field.get().find(field_id);
   if (it == id_to_field.get().end()) {
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -213,7 +185,7 @@ Result<std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>> Schema::FindFie
 
 Result<std::optional<std::string_view>> Schema::FindColumnNameById(
     int32_t field_id) const {
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto name_id_map, name_id_map_.Get(*this));
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto name_id_map, cache_->GetNameIdMap());
   auto it = name_id_map.get().id_to_name.find(field_id);
   if (it == name_id_map.get().id_to_name.end()) {
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -221,30 +193,9 @@ Result<std::optional<std::string_view>> Schema::FindColumnNameById(
   return it->second;
 }
 
-Result<std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::vector<size_t>>> Schema::InitIdToPositionPath(
-    const Schema& self) {
-  PositionPathVisitor visitor;
-  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(VisitTypeInline(self, &visitor));
-  return visitor.Finish();
-}
-
-Result<int32_t> Schema::InitHighestFieldId(const Schema& self) {
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, self.id_to_field_.Get(self));
-
-  if (id_to_field.get().empty()) {
-    return kInitialColumnId;
-  }
-
-  auto max_it = std::ranges::max_element(
-      id_to_field.get(),
-      [](const auto& lhs, const auto& rhs) { return lhs.first < rhs.first; });
-
-  return max_it->first;
-}
-
 Result<std::unique_ptr<StructLikeAccessor>> Schema::GetAccessorById(
     int32_t field_id) const {
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_position_path, id_to_position_path_.Get(*this));
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_position_path, cache_->GetIdToPositionPathMap());
   if (auto it = id_to_position_path.get().find(field_id);
       it != id_to_position_path.get().cend()) {
     ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto field, FindFieldById(field_id));
@@ -322,7 +273,7 @@ Result<std::vector<std::string>> Schema::IdentifierFieldNames() const {
   return names;
 }
 
-Result<int32_t> Schema::HighestFieldId() const { return highest_field_id_.Get(*this); }
+Result<int32_t> Schema::HighestFieldId() const { return cache_->GetHighestFieldId(); }
 
 bool Schema::SameSchema(const Schema& other) const {
   return fields_ == other.fields_ && identifier_field_ids_ == other.identifier_field_ids_;
@@ -330,7 +281,7 @@ bool Schema::SameSchema(const Schema& other) const {
 
 Status Schema::Validate(int32_t format_version) const {
   // Get all fields including nested ones
-  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, id_to_field_.Get(*this));
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, cache_->GetIdToFieldMap());
 
   // Check each field's type and defaults
   for (const auto& [field_id, field_ref] : id_to_field.get()) {
@@ -351,4 +302,75 @@ Status Schema::Validate(int32_t format_version) const {
   return {};
 }
 
+Result<SchemaCache::IdToFieldMapRef> SchemaCache::GetIdToFieldMap() const {
+  return id_to_field_.Get(schema_);
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::NameIdMapRef> SchemaCache::GetNameIdMap() const {
+  return name_id_map_.Get(schema_);
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::LowercaseNameToIdMapRef> SchemaCache::GetLowercaseNameToIdMap()
+    const {
+  return lowercase_name_to_id_.Get(schema_);
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::IdToPositionPathMapRef> SchemaCache::GetIdToPositionPathMap() const {
+  return id_to_position_path_.Get(schema_);
+}
+
+Result<int32_t> SchemaCache::GetHighestFieldId() const {
+  return highest_field_id_.Get(schema_);
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::IdToFieldMap> SchemaCache::InitIdToFieldMap(const Schema* schema) {
+  std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>> id_to_field;
+  IdToFieldVisitor visitor(id_to_field);
+  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(VisitTypeInline(*schema, &visitor));
+  return id_to_field;
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::NameIdMap> SchemaCache::InitNameIdMap(const Schema* schema) {
+  NameIdMap name_id_map;
+  NameToIdVisitor visitor(name_id_map.name_to_id, &name_id_map.id_to_name,
+                          /*case_sensitive=*/true);
+  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(
+      VisitTypeInline(*schema, &visitor, /*path=*/"", /*short_path=*/""));
+  visitor.Finish();
+  return name_id_map;
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::LowercaseNameToIdMap> SchemaCache::InitLowerCaseNameToIdMap(
+    const Schema* schema) {
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t, StringHash, std::equal_to<>>
+      lowercase_name_to_id;
+  NameToIdVisitor visitor(lowercase_name_to_id, /*id_to_name=*/nullptr,
+                          /*case_sensitive=*/false);
+  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(
+      VisitTypeInline(*schema, &visitor, /*path=*/"", /*short_path=*/""));
+  visitor.Finish();
+  return lowercase_name_to_id;
+}
+
+Result<SchemaCache::IdToPositionPathMap> SchemaCache::InitIdToPositionPath(
+    const Schema* schema) {
+  PositionPathVisitor visitor;
+  ICEBERG_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(VisitTypeInline(*schema, &visitor));
+  return visitor.Finish();
+}
+
+Result<int32_t> SchemaCache::InitHighestFieldId(const Schema* schema) {
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto id_to_field, InitIdToFieldMap(schema));
+
+  if (id_to_field.empty()) {
+    return Schema::kInitialColumnId;
+  }
+
+  auto max_it = std::ranges::max_element(
+      id_to_field,
+      [](const auto& lhs, const auto& rhs) { return lhs.first < rhs.first; });
+
+  return max_it->first;
+}
+
 }  // namespace iceberg
diff --git a/src/iceberg/schema.h b/src/iceberg/schema.h
index 1445a7934..bcaccaa15 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/schema.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/schema.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@
 
 namespace iceberg {
 
+class SchemaCache;
+
 /// \brief A schema for a Table.
 ///
 /// A schema is a list of typed columns, along with a unique integer ID.  A
@@ -187,6 +190,22 @@ class ICEBERG_EXPORT Schema : public StructType {
   /// \brief Compare two schemas for equality.
   bool Equals(const Schema& other) const;
 
+  const int32_t schema_id_;
+  // Field IDs that uniquely identify rows in the table.
+  std::vector<int32_t> identifier_field_ids_;
+  // Cache for schema mappings to facilitate fast lookups.
+  std::unique_ptr<SchemaCache> cache_;
+};
+
+// Cache for schema mappings to facilitate fast lookups.
+class ICEBERG_EXPORT SchemaCache {
+ public:
+  explicit SchemaCache(const Schema* schema) : schema_(schema) {}
+
+  using IdToFieldMap =
+      std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>;
+  using IdToFieldMapRef = std::reference_wrapper<const IdToFieldMap>;
+
   struct NameIdMap {
     /// \brief Mapping from canonical field name to ID
     ///
@@ -201,28 +220,38 @@ class ICEBERG_EXPORT Schema : public StructType {
     /// 'list.element.field' instead of 'list.field'.
     std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::string> id_to_name;
   };
+  using NameIdMapRef = std::reference_wrapper<const NameIdMap>;
 
-  static Result<std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::reference_wrapper<const SchemaField>>>
-  InitIdToFieldMap(const Schema&);
-  static Result<NameIdMap> InitNameIdMap(const Schema&);
-  static Result<std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t, StringHash, std::equal_to<>>>
-  InitLowerCaseNameToIdMap(const Schema&);
-  static Result<std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::vector<size_t>>> InitIdToPositionPath(
-      const Schema&);
-  static Result<int32_t> InitHighestFieldId(const Schema&);
+  using LowercaseNameToIdMap =
+      std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t, StringHash, std::equal_to<>>;
+  using LowercaseNameToIdMapRef = std::reference_wrapper<const LowercaseNameToIdMap>;
 
-  const int32_t schema_id_;
-  /// Field IDs that uniquely identify rows in the table.
-  std::vector<int32_t> identifier_field_ids_;
-  /// Mapping from field id to field.
+  using IdToPositionPathMap = std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::vector<size_t>>;
+  using IdToPositionPathMapRef = std::reference_wrapper<const IdToPositionPathMap>;
+
+  Result<IdToFieldMapRef> GetIdToFieldMap() const;
+  Result<NameIdMapRef> GetNameIdMap() const;
+  Result<LowercaseNameToIdMapRef> GetLowercaseNameToIdMap() const;
+  Result<IdToPositionPathMapRef> GetIdToPositionPathMap() const;
+  Result<int32_t> GetHighestFieldId() const;
+
+ private:
+  static Result<IdToFieldMap> InitIdToFieldMap(const Schema* schema);
+  static Result<NameIdMap> InitNameIdMap(const Schema* schema);
+  static Result<LowercaseNameToIdMap> InitLowerCaseNameToIdMap(const Schema* schema);
+  static Result<IdToPositionPathMap> InitIdToPositionPath(const Schema* schema);
+  static Result<int32_t> InitHighestFieldId(const Schema* schema);
+
+  const Schema* schema_;
+  // Mapping from field id to field.
   Lazy<InitIdToFieldMap> id_to_field_;
-  /// Mapping from field name to field id.
+  // Mapping from field name to field id.
   Lazy<InitNameIdMap> name_id_map_;
-  /// Mapping from lowercased field name to field id
+  // Mapping from lowercased field name to field id.
   Lazy<InitLowerCaseNameToIdMap> lowercase_name_to_id_;
-  /// Mapping from field id to (nested) position path to access the field.
+  // Mapping from field id to (nested) position path to access the field.
   Lazy<InitIdToPositionPath> id_to_position_path_;
-  /// Highest field ID in the schema.
+  // Highest field ID in the schema.
   Lazy<InitHighestFieldId> highest_field_id_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/iceberg/snapshot.cc b/src/iceberg/snapshot.cc
index f421e8381..5b6aabc10 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/snapshot.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/snapshot.cc
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ bool Snapshot::Equals(const Snapshot& other) const {
          schema_id == other.schema_id;
 }
 
-Result<CachedSnapshot::ManifestsCache> CachedSnapshot::InitManifestsCache(
-    const Snapshot& snapshot, std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io) {
+Result<SnapshotCache::ManifestsCache> SnapshotCache::InitManifestsCache(
+    const Snapshot* snapshot, std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io) {
   if (file_io == nullptr) {
     return InvalidArgument("Cannot cache manifests: FileIO is null");
   }
 
   // Read manifest list
   ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto reader,
-                          ManifestListReader::Make(snapshot.manifest_list, file_io));
+                          ManifestListReader::Make(snapshot->manifest_list, file_io));
   ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto manifest_files, reader->Files());
 
   std::vector<ManifestFile> manifests;
@@ -118,21 +118,21 @@ Result<CachedSnapshot::ManifestsCache> CachedSnapshot::InitManifestsCache(
   return std::make_pair(std::move(manifests), data_manifests_count);
 }
 
-Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> CachedSnapshot::Manifests(
+Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> SnapshotCache::Manifests(
     std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io) const {
   ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto cache_ref, manifests_cache_.Get(snapshot_, file_io));
   auto& cache = cache_ref.get();
   return std::span<ManifestFile>(cache.first.data(), cache.first.size());
 }
 
-Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> CachedSnapshot::DataManifests(
+Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> SnapshotCache::DataManifests(
     std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io) const {
   ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto cache_ref, manifests_cache_.Get(snapshot_, file_io));
   auto& cache = cache_ref.get();
   return std::span<ManifestFile>(cache.first.data(), cache.second);
 }
 
-Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> CachedSnapshot::DeleteManifests(
+Result<std::span<ManifestFile>> SnapshotCache::DeleteManifests(
     std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io) const {
   ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto cache_ref, manifests_cache_.Get(snapshot_, file_io));
   auto& cache = cache_ref.get();
diff --git a/src/iceberg/snapshot.h b/src/iceberg/snapshot.h
index 3889607f9..86a7fe20d 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/snapshot.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/snapshot.h
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ struct ICEBERG_EXPORT Snapshot {
 
 /// \brief A snapshot with cached manifest loading capabilities.
 ///
-/// This class wraps a Snapshot reference and provides lazy-loading of manifests.
-class ICEBERG_EXPORT CachedSnapshot {
+/// This class wraps a Snapshot pointer and provides lazy-loading of manifests.
+class ICEBERG_EXPORT SnapshotCache {
  public:
-  explicit CachedSnapshot(const Snapshot& snapshot) : snapshot_(snapshot) {}
+  explicit SnapshotCache(const Snapshot* snapshot) : snapshot_(snapshot) {}
 
   /// \brief Get the underlying Snapshot reference
-  const Snapshot& snapshot() const { return snapshot_; }
+  const Snapshot& snapshot() const { return *snapshot_; }
 
   /// \brief Returns all ManifestFile instances for either data or delete manifests
   /// in this snapshot.
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ class ICEBERG_EXPORT CachedSnapshot {
   /// \param snapshot The snapshot to initialize the manifests cache for
   /// \param file_io The FileIO instance to use for reading the manifest list
   /// \return A result containing the manifests cache
-  static Result<ManifestsCache> InitManifestsCache(const Snapshot& snapshot,
+  static Result<ManifestsCache> InitManifestsCache(const Snapshot* snapshot,
                                                    std::shared_ptr<FileIO> file_io);
 
   /// The underlying snapshot data
-  const Snapshot& snapshot_;
+  const Snapshot* snapshot_;
 
   /// Lazy-loaded manifests cache
   Lazy<InitManifestsCache> manifests_cache_;