# Engineering Manager - Transformation & Data Lake

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $236k – $339k/yr
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Iceberg, Snowflake, Multi-Cloud, Catalog Services, Polaris, Dynamic Tables, Snowpark, dbt, Rest Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Pipelines, Ai Pipelines
**Posted:** 2026-04-02

> Leads engineering team building metadata foundations, catalog integrations, and unified data pipelines for Snowflake's interoperable Lakehouse platform supporting Iceberg tables and open ecosystems. Drives innovation in distributed systems and multi-cloud architectures for data mobility.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Own the interoperable metadata and transaction foundation for Snowflake’s Lakehouse, enabling Iceberg tables to leverage Snowflake features like replication, sharing, change tracking, managed storage, and cross-cloud reliability, while integrating Iceberg capabilities such as branching, tagging, and versioning.
- Lead the Catalog Services & Integrations Platform team to build foundational infrastructure for seamless connectivity with external ecosystems including Google BigLake, Microsoft OneLake, and Databricks Unity Catalog.
- Design and build high-performance, scalable integration layer for external catalog interoperability, enabling metadata discovery and access across the modern data stack.
- Power Horizon Catalog & Managed Polaris, delivering managed Polaris capabilities and Iceberg REST Catalog (IRC) support for open standards, governance, and interoperability.
- Enable open table formats and cross-platform compatibility to position Snowflake centrally in interconnected data landscapes.
- Build towards next-generation “Unified Pipelines” integrating Dynamic Tables with Tasks, Streams, Snowpark, and dbt.
- Develop AI-enabled pipeline authoring experiences, including prompt-based tuning and data refinement for data engineers.

## Requirements

- Visionary leader passionate about distributed systems, multi-cloud architectures, and open data standards.
- Experience in high-scale platforms at the intersection of distributed systems, open table formats, and core services.

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