Director of Engineering (AI Functions)

Snowflake

Bellevue (KY)

Hybrid

USD 220,000 - 360,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Health savings accounts

Robust retirement plans

Life and disability insurance

ESPP and stock bonus

Quarterly bonus or commission

Job summary

Snowflake, a leader in AI-powered analytics, seeks a Director of Engineering for the AI Functions product portfolio. This hybrid director/principal engineer position shapes architecture, guides the product roadmap, and drives a world-class engineering organization across global teams.

You will recruit, mentor, and empower senior engineers, lead cross-functional programs from conception to delivery, and foster a culture of innovation with practical decision-making to scale Snowflake’s AI

Qualifications

2+ years in engineering director role with people management responsibilities.
10+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on work.
Advanced degree in Computer Science.
Deep experience with AI infrastructure and LLMs.
Excellent collaboration and communication across global organizations.
Experience building large-scale query processing or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Create and own architecture and design for the AI Functions portfolio; influence product roadmap.
Set the strategic vision for the team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables.
Lead projects from ideation through implementation with cross-functional teams.
Hire, develop, and mentor senior technical leaders; grow engineering capability.
Improve engineering efficiency and evolve organizational structure while maintaining high standards.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Recruiting

Distributed systems

AI infrastructure

LLMs

Cross-team collaboration

Roadmap planning

Education

MS/PhD in CS

Job description

We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to join our leadership team in AI Functions product portfolio, a hybrid director/principal engineer role at the forefront of AI-powered analytics. Join our Leadership team in AI Functions Product Portfolio
Our mission is to democratize AI by surfacing powerful AI functions directly in SQL for analyzing structured and unstructured data, with minimal configuration
We handle the full AI lifecycle behind the scenes, so data analysts, engineers, and scientists can build data transformation pipelines with AI using the most sophisticated building blocks seamlessly within their existing SQL workflows
The AI Functions product portfolio represents one of the most strategic and impactful product surfaces within Snowflake, bringing together two of the company’s core strengths: its industry-leading ability to process massive volumes of data and its growing capability to make that data AI-ready
By embedding advanced AI and LLM-powered functions directly into SQL, this portfolio transforms Snowflake from a data platform into an intelligent data system—where structured and unstructured data can be seamlessly prepared, enriched, and analyzed using AI at scale
This convergence enables customers to operationalize AI within their existing workflows, unlocking faster insights, more powerful applications, and a fundamentally new way to interact with data
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
Join us at the forefront of AI innovation where you’ll lead transformative initiatives that shape the future of data and artificial intelligence. You’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge LLM technology while building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams. Our culture promotes innovation, technical excellence, and collaborative problem-solving, offering you the platform to make a significant impact on enterprise AI solutions
Snowflake is growing fast, and we are 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?
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