Director of AI Engineering & Platforms

Snowflake; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 304,000 - 437,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Snowflake is seeking a Director of Engineering to join the AI Functions leadership team, a hybrid director/principal engineer role at the forefront of AI-powered analytics. You will shape architecture, roadmap, and scale engineering for AI-enabled SQL workflows across structured and unstructured data.

You will mentor senior technical leaders, drive cross-functional initiatives, recruit top talent, and optimize organizational efficiency while delivering high-impact products at scale.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in CS and 10+ years in software engineering with leadership exposure.
• Deep experience with AI infrastructure and large language models.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and own architecture and design, influence the product roadmap, and identify initiatives.
• Set the strategic vision for the team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables.
• Solve real business needs at scale with strong software engineering and analytical skills.
• Drive projects from ideation to implementation with cross-functional partners.
• Lead organizational structure evolution and improve engineering efficiency.
• Hire, develop, and mentor senior technical leaders.

Skills

AI infrastructure

LLMs

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science

Job description

Snowflake is seeking a Director of Engineering to join the AI Functions leadership team, a hybrid director/principal engineer role at the forefront of AI-powered analytics. You will shape architecture, roadmap, and scale engineering for AI-enabled SQL workflows across structured and unstructured data.

You will mentor senior technical leaders, drive cross-functional initiatives, recruit top talent, and optimize organizational efficiency while delivering high-impact products at scale.