Principal Technical Architect - AI/ML

Principal Technical Architect

Snowflake

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We are hiring a Principal Technical Architect for our Services Delivery team. This is one of the most senior technical roles in the SD organization. You will define how we deliver at scale, set the architectural standards that our entire practice builds on, and engage with our most strategic customers at the highest levels of technical complexity. Your work will shape both what we build for customers and how we grow as a SD organization. AS A PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: Practice Leadership and Standards * Define the architectural frameworks, delivery standards, and technical methodologies that guide how the Services Delivery organization operates across engagements * Own the development of the SD technical practice in one or more domains (AI/ML, data platform, cloud migration, MLOps), establishing reference architectures, repeatable delivery patterns, and capability accelerators * Identify and close capability gaps across the SD team, driving investments in tooling, enablement, and institutional knowledge * Represent the SD technical perspective in cross-functional planning with product, engineering, and field leadership Strategic Customer Engagement * Engage directly with the most complex and strategically significant customer opportunities, providing principal-level technical guidance that other architects build around * Advise C-level and senior executive stakeholders on platform architecture, AI strategy, and long-term technology direction in the context of Snowflake's capabilities * Own technical outcomes for enterprise programs where delivery risk is highest, personally driving resolution of the most difficult architectural and integration challenges * Translate emerging Snowflake capabilities into actionable strategic advantage for key customers before those capabilities are broadly adopted External Influence and Thought Leadership * Represent Snowflake's technical depth externally through conference presentations, published content, customer advisory boards, and industry forums * Build Snowflake's reputation as a trusted technical partner in the AI and data platform ecosystem * Channel field intelligence from strategic engagements back into Snowflake's product organization to influence roadmap decisions Organizational Development * Mentor senior architects and technical leads across the SD practice, raising the technical ceiling of the broader team * Partner with SD leadership on hiring, technical calibration, and the development of architectural career paths * Drive adoption of AI-native delivery practices within the SD organization, setting the standard for how the team uses AI to accelerate and improve customer outcomes OUR IDEAL PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ARCHITECT WILL HAVE: * BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience * 10+ years of experience in senior technical architecture, data platform consulting, or a principal-level customer-facing technical role * Recognized expertise across the full modern data and AI stack, with deep hands-on Snowflake experience including advanced platform governance, performance architecture, and multi-cloud deployment patterns * A track record of defining architectural standards or technical methodologies adopted across a large organization or practice * Deep expertise in the AI/ML lifecycle at enterprise scale, including production MLOps, model governance, responsible AI frameworks, and generative AI architectures * Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy, organizational direction, or market positioning through technical leadership * Proficiency in SQL and Python at a level sufficient to architect, review, and advise on production systems * Experience engaging C-level and senior executive audiences on complex technology decisions, with a track record of translating technical depth into executive clarity * Ability to hold and defend strong technical positions in ambiguous, high-stakes environments BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: * Published technical work, conference presentations, or recognized industry contributions in data, AI/ML, or cloud architecture * Experience building or scaling a technical practice, Center of Excellence, or architecture function across a large organization * Background in a principal or distinguished engineer role at a product-led technology company * Advanced cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent) * Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Certification(s) * Deep industry vertical expertise across multiple verticals (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, Public Sector) * Experience contributing to open source projects or co-authoring technical standards WHY JOIN OUR SERVICES DELIVERY TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE? This is a role for someone who wants to build something, not just deliver into it. As a Principal Technical Architect, you will have a direct line from your work to how our entire SD practice thinks, delivers, and grows. You will define the standards others follow, engage with the hardest problems our most sophisticated customers bring to us, and have a genuine voice in how Snowflake's product evolves based on what you see in the field. The role combines the intellectual depth of principal-level architecture work with the organizational impact of building a practice at scale. If you are at a point in your career where individual delivery is no longer enough and you want your influence to operate at the level of the entire PS organization and beyond, this is the role for you. 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. 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

Principal AI/ML Architect, Applied Field Engineering

Snowflake

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Our Solution Engineering organization is seeking an AI Specialist who can provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers and data scientists to design and architect AI solutions built on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. This is a strategic role that works closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and the broader field organization to ensure successful execution and customer adoption of Snowflake’s AI & ML solutions. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO: * Be the technical expert in the room that positions Snowflake’s AI and ML features and value to technical stakeholders at Snowflake’s customers across the Americas. * Partner with Snowflake account team teams and customer champions to scope and drive POCs to success and technical wins that prove the value of Snowflake’s capabilities, including executive readouts and business value cases. * Collaborate with Snowflake’s product and engineering teams to influence Snowflake’s AI and ML roadmaps based on customer feedback. * Publish content that helps the team and company scale beyond your individual efforts, like blog posts, presentations at conferences, or technical collateral like notebooks and demos. * Influence, tailor and maintain Sales Engineering AI and ML selling assets, including customer presentations, demonstrations, and customer stories. ON DAY ONE, WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE: * 10+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud. * Familiarity and associated knowledge of generative AI techniques like RAG, few shot learning, prompt engineering, or fine-tuning that are used to operationalize enterprise AI use cases like interactive chat applications or text processing. * Deep knowledge of Python and common ML packages (such as LangChain, pandas, sklearn, and PyTorch) as well as data engineering tools and technologies like dbt, Airflow, and Spark. * Strong presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether whiteboarding sessions or formal readouts and demos. * Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred. BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: * Working knowledge of tools in the LLM ecosystem such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or other OSS packages. * Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure-as-a-service platforms (e.g. AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, etc.) * 1+ years of practical Snowflake experience. * Knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g. Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum, etc.) 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

Principal Solution Engineer

Snowflake

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We are looking for a Principal Solution Engineer who will serve as a dedicated trusted advisor and proactive strategic technology partner for our customers in Financial Services. In this role you will work directly with C-level executives, data leaders, and engineering teams to influence the data, AI and technology roadmap while driving expanded consumption and adoption of Snowflake's AI Data Cloud platform. You will also serve as the technical customer advocate internally at Snowflake, working closely with our product managers and technical executive sponsors to ensure customer needs drive product innovation. As a Snowflake Principal Solution Engineer you must excel at translating complex technical concepts into compelling business value propositions that resonate with executive stakeholders. You thrive in strategic account environments, have exceptional C-level communication skills, and possess the gravitas to influence technology roadmaps at the highest organizational levels. You are equally comfortable presenting to boards and CEOs as you are collaborating with engineering teams and advocating for customer requirements with our internal product organization. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO: * Present Snowflake's AI Data Cloud technology and strategic vision to C-level executives, translating complex technical capabilities into clear business value propositions that drive strategic decision-making * Work hands-on with our customer’s technical teams to architect sophisticated data and AI solutions while communicating business impact and ROI to executive leadership through quarterly business reviews and strategic planning sessions * Serve as the customer’s primary technical advocate within Snowflake, partnering closely with our product managers and technical executive sponsors to ensure their strategic needs influence our product roadmap and feature development priorities * Immerse yourself in the customer’s business model, competitive landscape, and strategic priorities to proactively identify opportunities where Snowflake's platform can accelerate their innovation and market leadership * Lead executive briefings, strategic architecture sessions, and board presentations that align technical roadmaps with business strategy and competitive positioning * Collaborate with Snowflake's Product Management, Engineering, and executive leadership to continuously improve our products based on strategic customer feedback and requirements ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE: * 10+ years of industry experience with significant C-level executive exposure and proven track record managing large enterprise accounts * Proven success in financial services is essential, with the ability to balance the needs of the centralised architecture and engineering divisions with those of the organizational business units (Retail, Business, Institutional, Wealth, Risk) * Experience working with modern data technology (e.g. dbt, spark, containers, devops tooling, orchestration tools, git, etc.) * Deep expertise in cloud data platforms, AI/ML technologies (including LLMs, machine learning pipelines, and MLOps), data warehousing, and modern data architecture * Hands-on expertise with SQL, Python, and data modeling concepts, with ability to explain complex technical architectures in business terms * Exceptional presentation and communication skills specifically with C-level executives, including demonstrated ability to translate highly complex technical concepts into compelling business value propositions that drive executive decision-making * Proven experience working with product management teams to influence roadmaps, prioritize features, and drive customer-centric development through effective internal advocacy * Outstanding ability to conduct executive briefings, board presentations, and strategic planning sessions with senior leadership teams across technical and business functions * Strong track record of internal advocacy within technology companies, representing customer needs to product and engineering organizations while facilitating cross-functional collaboration * University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred. Masters in Data Science or Business Administration is a plus * Experience facilitating C-level strategic planning sessions focused on data and AI strategy would be beneficial but not required ABOUT OUR TEAM: Our Principal Solution Engineers are customer obsessed and serve as the bridge between our most strategic customers and our internal product organization. We believe in the transformative power of executive relationships and technical advocacy. We love to learn, are open to giving and receiving feedback, and are passionate about making our clients successful while ensuring their voice shapes Snowflake's future. Our team works to ensure data is accessible, usable and valuable to everyone while driving product innovation through customer advocacy. 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