Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Where Data Does More. Join the Snowflake team.
We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our AI SQL organization. As a Director, you will drive the AI SQL organization, which is focused on delivering advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to users without requiring them to be AI experts.
Our goal is to democratize AI by surfacing powerful AI functions for predictive and unstructured analytics directly in SQL with minimal configuration. We take care of the entire complex AI lifecycle behind the scenes, enabling users to perform advanced analytics in just seconds.
This approach brings AI data directly to data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists, allowing them to apply sophisticated AI models seamlessly as part of their existing workflows within the familiar SQL environment. This organization will have a significant and lasting impact on Snowflake’s product vision and the future of AI-powered analytics.
IN THIS ROLE AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:Set the strategic vision for the team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables
Hire, develop, and mentor talented senior technical leaders
Drive team projects from ideation through implementation with partner teams
Translate product requirements into engineering initiatives and coordinate cross-functionally
Foster a culture of creativity and innovation while ensuring practical decision-making
Lead organizational structure evolution and improve engineering efficiency
Advanced degree in Computer Science
2+ years of engineering director experience, including managing managers
5+ years of experience leading teams to build database system internals
Deep experience with LLM serving and AI infrastructure
10+ years of software engineering experience
Strong track record of recruiting and growing technical teams
Excellent collaboration and communication skills across global organizations
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’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
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What We Do
Snowflake powers the end-to-end data lifecycle – from ingesting and processing data to analyzing and modeling it, to building and sharing data and AI applications – helping engineers, analysts, and leaders innovate faster and achieve more with their data.
We're on a mission to empower every enterprise to achieve its full potential through data and AI.
Why Work With Us
Snowflake is where data does more, and so do you. More innovating, more growing, and more collaborating. Here, you’ll find the sweet spot between building big and moving fast, in technology and your career.
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