# Director of Engineering, AI Functions at Snowflake

- Company: Snowflake
- What the company does: Snowflake powers AI, data engineering, applications, and analytics on a trusted, scalable AI Data Cloud—eliminating silos and accelerating innovation. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.snowflake.net/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: US-CA-Menlo Park
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $264K to $380K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/snowflake/70fa0e09-f834-42e3-8e77-7133360b417a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/snowflake-director-of-engineering-ai-functions/

## About the role

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

## What they're looking for

- 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

Tags: Engineering