Director of Engineering - Traffic & Networking

The Traffic & Networking group is responsible for the ingress, egress, domain management, and internal networking layers that connect thousands of customers to Snowflake across public and private connectivity paths. The team builds and deploys software to enable seamless service-to-service and user-to-service communication across all traffic types spanning every environment and cloud provider Snowflake touches. The goal is to ensure robust domain management, efficient traffic flow, and reliable connectivity while improving product velocity and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Set the Strategic Vision: Define the roadmap for Snowflake's networking foundation and be accountable for the execution of complex plans and deliverables; Scale Infrastructure: Guide your team in building software solutions that automate and scale networking across multiple cloud providers including AWS, Azure, and GCP; Drive Innovation: Lead projects from initial idea through design and implementation, collaborating with teams in the US, Ireland, Poland, and beyond; Technical Leadership: Provide deep technical expertise with a focus on high-performance, security, and the abstraction of complex cloud networking layers; Build the Team: Actively recruit, hire, and grow a diverse team of industry veterans and rising stars; Mentorship: Be responsible for the career development of your reports through continuous coaching and mentorship; Operational Excellence: Shift resources dynamically to respond to production issues and customer needs, ensuring high levels of reliability

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience; at least 5+ years in engineering management leading leaders; Proven track record in designing systems and managing large-scale production infrastructure with a focus on networking, compute, or storage; Strong hands-on experience with cloud service providers; Deep experience working at scale within a multi-tenant or multi-single-tenant SaaS model, handling billions of complex queries and massive traffic ingress/egress; Excellent collaboration skills to bridge the gap between complex networking requirements and cross-functional business goals; BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience