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Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform
full-timeBellevue, Menlo Park$304k - $437k

Summary

Location

Bellevue, Menlo Park

Salary

$304k - $437k

Type

full-time

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About this role

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.

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our Cortex LLM Platform team, a critical component of Snowflake's AI strategy. This platform underpins all AI products that use LLMs, including Snowflake Intelligence, AISQL, REST API, and other customer-facing solutions. The role involves managing engineering teams that develop high-performance and scalable services, integrating expertise in AI systems, service deployment, and data infrastructure.

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

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science

  • 7+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers

  • Deep experience with LLM serving and AI infrastructure

  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience at staff level

  • Strong track record of recruiting and growing technical teams

  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills across global organizations

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?

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

Other facts

Tech stack
Engineering Management,AI Infrastructure,Software Engineering,Team Leadership,Collaboration,Communication,Recruiting,Mentoring,Strategic Vision,Project Management,Creativity,Innovation,Technical Excellence,Problem-Solving,Cross-Functional Coordination,Organizational Structure

About Snowflake

Snowflake is proud to be the Official Data Collaboration Provider for LA28 and Team USA.

Snowflake delivers the AI Data Cloud — a global network where thousands of organizations mobilize data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Inside the AI Data Cloud, organizations unite their siloed data, easily discover and securely share governed data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single and seamless experience across multiple public clouds. Snowflake’s platform is the engine that powers and provides access to the AI Data Cloud, creating a solution for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and data sharing. Join Snowflake customers, partners, and data providers already taking their businesses to new frontiers in the AI Data Cloud.

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Software Development
Founding Year: 2012

What you'll do

  • The Director of Engineering will set the strategic vision for the Cortex LLM Platform team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables. This role involves managing engineering teams to develop high-performance and scalable services while fostering a culture of creativity and innovation.

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What does Snowflake pay for a Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform?

Snowflake offers a competitive compensation package for the Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform role. The salary range is USD 304k - 437k per year. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.

What does a Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform do at Snowflake?

As a Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform at Snowflake, you will: the Director of Engineering will set the strategic vision for the Cortex LLM Platform team and drive accountability for plans and deliverables. This role involves managing engineering teams to develop high-performance and scalable services while fostering a culture of creativity and innovation..

Why join Snowflake as a Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform?

Snowflake is a leading Software Development company. The Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform role offers competitive compensation.

Is the Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform position at Snowflake remote?

The Director of Engineering, Cortex LLM Platform position at Snowflake is based in Bellevue, Washington, United States and Menlo Park, California, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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