# Technical Lead Manager

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Menlo Park, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $200k – $288k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, React, JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, AWS, Azure, GCP
**Posted:** 2026-03-02

> Technical Lead Manager for Snowflake's Cortex AI Frontend team. Own technical strategy, architecture, and people leadership for engineers building AI/ML-powered user experiences for enterprise data interaction. Requires 9+ years building large-scale frontend systems and 3+ years managing teams.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the technical strategy and execution for the AI Frontend team, driving projects from initial idea formulation and detailed system design through high-quality implementation and successful deployment.
- Provide deep technical oversight by actively participating in design reviews, architecture discussions, and complex frontend system implementations — ensuring scalability, reliability, and exceptional user experience.
- Serve as a key technical contributor and subject matter expert in AI/ML-powered frontend development, setting the bar for engineering excellence and coding best practices across the team.
- Collaborate closely with product managers and UX/UI designers to translate user needs and business objectives into clear technical roadmaps and production-ready solutions.
- Mentor and coach engineers on complex technical challenges and career development; grow a strong, diverse team through proactive and deliberate hiring.
- Define team plans and deliverables while remaining accountable for the frontend platform's availability, performance, and maintainability across the full AI application lifecycle.
- Lead the improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and standards — with a focus on velocity, code quality, and developer experience.
- Partner effectively with backend, platform, and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and influence the direction of the broader AI applications platform.
- Champion the use of AI coding assistants (such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar tools) as a core part of the team's development workflow, modeling and scaling AI-native engineering practices.

## Requirements
- 9+ years of experience designing and building large-scale, user-facing systems in production.
- 3+ years of experience managing and leading teams delivering mission-critical, high-concurrency, low-latency user interfaces.
- Deep hands-on proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and the React ecosystem; ability to drill into complex frontend architecture and implementation on a routine basis.
- Proficiency in at least one additional language such as Python, Go, or Java.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles including design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Demonstrated ability to translate product requirements into technical specifications and lead engineering execution from concept to launch.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, product, and design stakeholders.
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience building or shipping LLM-powered applications (through prior work, open source, or personal projects).
- Active use of AI coding assistants in your daily workflow — you treat AI as a high-trust collaborator, not just an autocomplete tool.
- Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Prior experience working on data analytics, BI, or conversational AI products for enterprise customers.
- Familiarity with backend services and APIs that power AI/ML inference or data retrieval at scale.

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