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

Role

Principal Technical Architect

Locations

MA-Boston

Published

July 10

Deadline

August 16

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