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AI & Agentic Foundation: Build the foundational metadata capabilities - from richer metadata for AI workloads, to lifecycle management and global replication (Snowgrid)that allow AI agents to navigate, understand, and act upon massive datasets in a secure and governed fashion. Scalability & Resilience: Solve \"impossible\" challenges in fault-tolerance, scalability, high availability, and performance for services that must meet the demands of a rapidly growing global ecosystem. Strategic Influence: Own the end-to-end architecture, influence the product roadmap, and identify the next innovations that will keep Snowflake at the cutting edge of the AI era. Mentorship: Grow the next generation of engineers, fostering a culture of rigorous innovation and technical excellence. What You Bring 15+ years of experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed services. 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