Senior Director of Engineering – Horizon Catalog, Collaboration & Marketplace
Snowflake · US-CA-Menlo Park
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**Senior Director of Engineering – Horizon Catalog, Collaboration & Marketplace** **About the Role** Lead a mission-critical engineering organization at Snowflake, responsible for building planet-scale backend distributed systems while bringing deep product sensibility to enterprise admin and data steward experiences. **Key Responsibilities** • Lead world-class engineering organization including Directors, Managers, and Principal Engineers across multiple hubs • Build Horizon Catalog & Metadata with agentic experiences, governance capabilities, and open standards integration • Scale Collaboration & Marketplace platforms (Secure Data Sharing, Zero Copy, Native Apps, Data Clean Rooms, Snowflake Marketplace) • Architect next-gen data quality systems with native monitoring, automated profiling, and real-time alerts • Design administrative tooling and centralized policy orchestration for enterprise control • Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Design, and Security teams • Serve as executive sponsor for tier-1 enterprise customers **Required Qualifications** • 15+ years software engineering experience in product infrastructure, distributed systems, or enterprise cloud platforms • 7+ years managing engineering directors, managers, and senior leaders across multi-team organizations • Strong technical product acumen with deep understanding of customer workflows and enterprise admin personas • Expertise in cloud-native distributed systems, metadata storage, query execution, and cross-region replication • Proven ability to attract, hire, retain, and develop elite engineering talent • Exceptional executive communication skills • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) **Preferred Qualifications** • Data governance frameworks and metadata management experience • Experience with Apache Iceberg, Polaris, Unity Catalog, or Hive Metastore • Background in secure data sharing, data clean rooms, or data/app marketplaces • Multi-cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) **Learn More** Visit careers.snowflake.com for salary, benefits, and to apply.
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