Principal AI Software Engineer (Snowflake Intelligence)

Join Snowflake, a leading cloud data platform, as a Principal AI Software Engineer. In this role, you will define the technical vision for Snowflake Intelligence, drive industry-leading reliability, and influence cross-functional teams. You will also mentor and lead high-stakes projects, fostering a culture of technical excellence. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and generous time-off.

• Define the long-term technical vision for Snowflake Intelligence and lead the architectural design of multi-agent systems.
• Establish the methodology for how Snowflake measures and guarantees LLM performance across diverse customer schemas.
• Mentor Staff and Senior engineers, lead cross-functional "strike teams" on high-stakes projects, and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Expertise: Deep, "under-the-hood" understanding of LLM orchestration. You should be an expert in prompt optimization, semantic modeling, and building robust guardrails for non-deterministic systems
• Proven Impact: You have previously held a "Principal" or equivalent high-level IC role, or have led the technical launch of a major AI product used by millions
• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, AI, or a related field
• Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to both executive leadership and ICs. You are as comfortable in a design doc as you are in a boardroom
• Systems Thinking: Proven track record of designing complex systems that integrate AI with traditional data stacks (SQL, Retrieval Systems, Semantic Layers)
• Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years specifically leading the deployment of LLM-based applications at massive scale