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Director of Engineering, AI Functions

Snowflake Inc.· Engineering
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Hybrid (US-CA-Menlo Park), Hybrid (US-WA-Bellevue)$264k - $379.5kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Director of Engineering leading AI Functions, a hybrid director/principal engineer role focused on embedding AI and LLM-powered functions into SQL to enable AI-powered analytics at Snowflake.

Responsibilities

  • Create and own architecture and design, influence our product roadmap, and identify new initiatives that push Snowflake's technology forward for our customers
  • Set the strategic vision for the team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables
  • Solve real business needs at scale by applying strong software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills
  • Drive team projects from ideation through implementation in partnership with cross-functional teams
  • Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while ensuring sound, practical decision-making
  • Lead organizational structure evolution and improve engineering efficiency
  • Hire, develop, and mentor senior technical leaders
  • Manage, Grow, and Mentor the teams that have a significant impact on the success of the overall Snowflake product.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on experience
  • 2+ years of engineering director experience, including managing managers
  • Deep experience with AI infrastructure and LLMs
  • Experience building large-scale query processing or distributed systems
  • Strong track record of recruiting and growing technical teams
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills across global organizations

Skills

Required:Architectural design and systems architectureStrategic leadership and visionCross-functional collaborationPeople leadership and mentoring

Benefits

  • For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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