Director of Engineering, AI Enterprise

Snowflake; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 264,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & equity

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Other benefits

Job summary

Snowflake seeks an entrepreneurial and visionary engineering leader to build and scale our AI Enterprise group. As Director of Engineering for AI Enterprise, you will lead a world-class team designing cutting-edge AI solutions on the Cortex AI Platform, partnering with Fortune 100 customers to unlock business value.

You will define the vision, scale a global organization, and own end-to-end product lines from concept to production, collaborating with Product, GTM, Research, and Sales to drive

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in an Engineering Director role with experience managing managers.
• Deep technical expertise in the AI/ML domain, with proven, hands-on experience building and deploying solutions leveraging LLMs, NLP, and other generative AI technologies.
• Proven experience scaling engineering organizations across multiple geographic locations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate a technical vision and strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing, global engineering organization.
• Define the long-term technical vision and organizational structure for the AI Solutions team.
• Lead the technical design and development of AI/ML solutions using Cortex and ML, delivering enterprise-grade deployments.
• Act as the senior engineering authority in customer engagements with Fortune 100 clients.
• Collaborate with Product, Sales, Delivery, and Customer Success to drive outcomes and roadmaps.
• Drive continuous improvement in AI methodologies and represent Snowflake's AI capabilities in the technical community.
• Travel up to 25% to engage with customers and global teams.

Skills

AI/ML domain

LLMs

NLP

Generative AI

Software engineering leadership

Managing managers

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors

Tools

Snowflake Cortex

Snowflake ML

Job description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don't just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset - who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

Where Data Does More. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowflake is seeking an entrepreneurial and visionary engineering leader to build and scale our new AI Solutions team. As the Director of Engineering for AI Enterprise, you will be at the forefront of the generative AI revolution, leading a world-class engineering organization that designs and implements cutting-edge solutions on the AI Data Cloud. This is a critical, high-impact leadership role where you will partner with the world's largest companies to solve their most complex challenges and unlock transformative business value using Snowflake's powerful Cortex AI Platform.

IN THIS ROLE AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:

• Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing, global engineering organization. Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and engineering excellence.
• Define the long-term technical vision and organizational structure for the AI Solutions team, ensuring alignment with Snowflake's product evolution and business goals.
• Lead the technical design and development of advanced AI and machine learning solutions using Snowflake Cortex and Snowflake ML. Own the end-to-end implementation of the AI Solutions product line, from initial concept to enterprise-grade production deployments.
• Act as the senior engineering authority in customer engagements. Partner closely with Fortune 100 customers and our Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to understand their needs and ensure our solutions drive tangible business impact.
• Serve as the engineering voice in strategic planning cycles, influencing headcount, budget, and product roadmaps. Forge strong partnerships with Product, Research, and Sales teams to deliver cohesive and powerful solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement in AI methodologies and best practices. Represent Snowflake's AI capabilities and vision within the broader technical community.
• Potential for up to 25% travel to engage with customers and global teams.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in an Engineering Director role with experience managing managers.
• Deep technical expertise in the AI/ML domain, with proven, hands-on experience building and deploying solutions leveraging LLMs, natural language processing, and other generative AI technologies.
• Strong track record of delivering complex software solutions to enterprise customers, demonstrating a clear understanding of the challenges in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Proven experience scaling engineering organizations, including managing teams across multiple geographic locations.
• Exceptional ability to partner with Product, Sales, Delivery and Customer Success teams and directly with customers to achieve business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate a technical vision and strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic mindset combined with strong project management and execution capabilities.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

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

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $264,000 - $379,500.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes:

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending & health savings account
• at least 12 paid holidays
• paid time off
• parental leave
• employee assistance program
• other company benefits

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