Engineering Summer Internships - 2026

Cockroach Labs•New York, NY

3d•$8,250 - $8,750•Hybrid

About The Position

CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. We are looking for extraordinary Backend Engineering Interns to join our team for a 2026 Summer Internship. During your internship you will design, code, and test the backend of our distributed, open source database CockroachDB. You will be matched to a team based on your interests and complete a project related to your focus area that is shared with the entire Engineering organization. You will work closely with other engineers and product managers across our cloud and database teams, take part in a collaborative culture, and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization. You will ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent as we continue to grow as a company. You will meet regularly with your Mentor and Manager to get feedback and continue refining your skills. A huge bonus is that even after your experience at Cockroach Labs ends, your code will live on in our open source GitHub repo, CockroachDB.

Requirements

Pursuing studies in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field graduating in 2027.
Exposure to coursework on subjects like distributed systems, concurrency control, data replication, file systems, or SQL processing.
Comfortable using programming languages like Go, C/C++, Java, and Python. We primarily use Go but if you're not familiar with it, you'll learn them while you're here.
Love building relationships with your colleagues and enjoy being part of the code review process and partnering with your teammates on challenging problems.
Past experience working on production-level code.
Genuinely interested in Cockroach Labs's mission and are excited to use CockroachDB in your projects.

Responsibilities

Design, code, and test the backend of our distributed, open source database CockroachDB.
Be matched to a team based on your interests, and complete a project related to your focus area that is shared with the entire Engineering organization.
Work closely with other engineers and product managers across our the cloud and database teams.
Take part in a collaborative culture and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization.
Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent as we continue to grow as a company.
Meet regularly with your Mentor and Manager to get feedback and continue refining your skills.