Software Engineer Intern (Database Engineering) - Fall 2026
About The Position
Snowflake is powering the era of the agentic enterprise and is seeking AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. The ideal candidate will possess innate curiosity, treat AI as a high-trust collaborator, and have a rapid, experimental mindset to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. Snowflake, founded with a vision to develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users, has developed an innovative product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture. The company is now a global, world-class organization. This internship offers dedicated students the chance to create a lasting future for themselves and Snowflake by working with ground-breaking technology.
Requirements
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the time of the internship
- Desired class level: 3rd/4th year Undergraduates, Masters, or PhD
- Desired majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field
- Required coursework: algorithms, data structures, software engineering, and operating systems
- Excellent programming skills in C++ or Java
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.
- Strong problem solving and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
- Experience with working as a part of a team
- Dedication and passion for technology
Nice To Haves
- Recommended coursework: cloud computing, compilers, database systems, distributed systems, functional PL, networking
- Bonus experience: research or publications in databases or distributed systems, and contributions to open source
- Experience working with big data (engineering / processing)
- Preferred knowledge of C++20 or C++17, Java 20 or Java 17
Responsibilities
- Implementation, testing of features in query compilation, compiler design, query execution
- Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data.
- Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties.
- It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Benefits
- Paid, full-time internships
- Post-internship career opportunities (full-time and/or additional internships)
- Exposure to a fast-paced, fun and inclusive culture
- A chance to work with world-class experts on challenging projects
- Opportunity to provide meaningful contributions to a real system used by customers
- High level of access to supervisors (manager and mentor), detailed direction without micromanagement, feedback throughout your internship, and a final evaluation
- Treated as a member of the Snowflake team, included in company meetings/activities
- Flexible hours
- Casual dress code
- Accommodations to work from home
- Swag
- Catered lunches (when return to office in effect)
- Access to gaming consoles (when return to office in effect)
- Recreational games (when return to office in effect)
- Happy hours (when return to office in effect)
- Company outings (when return to office in effect)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
