Snowflake

Principal AI/ML Architect, Applied Field Engineering

Virginia, United States

$163,000 – $232,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Data & AnalyticsIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $163K - $232K

Snowflake is seeking an AI Specialist for its Sales Engineering organization. This role involves providing hands-on expertise and support to technical decision-makers and data scientists in designing and architecting AI solutions on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. It's a strategic position that collaborates with product, engineering, and field teams to ensure successful customer adoption of Snowflake’s AI & ML solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the technical expert, showcasing Snowflake’s AI and ML features and value to technical stakeholders at customer sites across the Americas.
  • Partner with account teams and customer champions to scope and successfully execute Proofs of Concept (POCs) that demonstrate Snowflake’s capabilities, including executive readouts and business value cases.
  • Collaborate with Snowflake’s product and engineering teams to influence AI and ML roadmaps based on customer feedback.
  • Contribute to scaling knowledge and efforts by publishing content such as blog posts, conference presentations, technical collateral, notebooks, and demos.
  • Influence, tailor, and maintain Sales Engineering AI and ML selling assets, including customer presentations, demonstrations, and customer stories.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in building and deploying machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud.
  • Familiarity with generative AI techniques such as RAG, few-shot learning, prompt engineering, or fine-tuning for operationalizing enterprise AI use cases (e.g., interactive chat applications, text processing).
  • Deep knowledge of Python and common ML packages (e.g., LangChain, pandas, sklearn, PyTorch).
  • Proficiency with data engineering tools and technologies (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Spark).
  • Strong presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences, including whiteboarding, formal readouts, and demonstrations.
  • Bachelor’s Degree required.
  • Master’s Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is preferred.

Bonus Points For Experience With:

  • Working knowledge of LLM ecosystem tools like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and NeMo-Guard.
  • Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure-as-a-service platforms (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP).
  • 1+ years of practical Snowflake experience.
  • Knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g., Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum).

Company Information

Snowflake is experiencing rapid growth and is scaling its team to enable and accelerate this expansion. The company seeks individuals who share its values, challenge conventional thinking, and drive innovation, contributing to both their personal future and Snowflake's.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to adhere to the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data and must comply with the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. Keeping customer information secure and confidential is a fundamental responsibility.

For job postings located in the United States, please visit the Snowflake Careers Site (careers.snowflake.com) for detailed salary and benefits information.

Skills

Machine Learning
Generative AI
Prompt Engineering
Fine-tuning
Python
LangChain
AI Solutions
Cloud Deployment
Data Science
Technical Communication

Snowflake

Data management and analytics platform

About Snowflake

Snowflake provides a platform called the AI Data Cloud that helps organizations manage and analyze their data. This platform allows users to store and process large amounts of data efficiently, offering services like data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, and data sharing. Snowflake's system works by uniting data from different sources, enabling secure sharing and performing various types of analytics. What sets Snowflake apart from its competitors is its ability to operate seamlessly across multiple public clouds, allowing users to access their data from anywhere. The company's goal is to help businesses leverage their data for better decision-making by providing a flexible subscription-based service that scales according to their needs.

Bellevue, WashingtonHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,341.3MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

We've got your back - We offer comprehensive health insurance plans, health savings accounts, robust retirement plans, and generous life and disability insurance.
A Balanced Lifestyle - All Snowflakes have access to our weekly online lunch and learns, virtual workout classes, and ergonomic work-from-home equipment. We offer on-demand mental health and wellness programs to support our employees and their families.
Your People Matter - Help offset the cost of growing your family with our fertility benefits and family planning resources. Count on our generous time-off and various leave plans for you to rest, refuel, and sustain a great work-life balance.
Global Snowflake Team - No matter where you are in the world, we will get you connected and supported with a work-from-home setup.
Treat Yourself - Personalize your Snowflake benefits by tapping into our employee discounts and pre-tax selections.
Invest In Your Future - Eligible employees enjoy new hire equity, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and a quarterly bonus or commission program.

Risks

Integration challenges from Datavolo acquisition may disrupt operations and customer service.
Increased competition from Mistral AI could challenge Snowflake's market position.
Convertible senior notes pricing may increase financial pressure if market conditions worsen.

Differentiation

Snowflake offers a unified platform for diverse data workloads, unlike traditional solutions.
The AI Data Cloud enables near-unlimited scale and performance for data mobilization.
Snowflake's seamless multi-cloud experience ensures efficient data operations across locations.

Upsides

Acquisition of Datavolo enhances Snowflake's open data integration capabilities.
Investment in Metaplane boosts AI-driven data quality solutions for Snowflake users.
Snowflake Ventures' investment in Hex expands accessibility of data tools to non-technical users.

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