# Software Engineer Intern

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** C++, Java, SQL, Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Database Systems, Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, AWS, Azure, GCP, Spark, Hadoop, Multithreading
**Posted:** 2026-06-02

> Paid software engineering internship focused on building reliable database, distributed-systems, and large-scale data-processing software. Candidates need a completed bachelor’s degree, a master’s or PhD in progress, strong C++ or Java skills, and coursework in algorithms, data structures, and operating systems.

## Job Description

## What We Offer

- Paid, full-time internships in the heart of the software industry.
- Post-internship career opportunities, including full-time roles and additional internships.
- Exposure to a fast-paced startup culture.
- Work with world-class experts on challenging projects.
- Meaningful contributions to systems used by customers.
- Manager and mentor support, feedback, and a final evaluation.
- Flexible hours and accommodations to work from home.
- Team meetings, activities, catered lunches, recreational activities, company outings, and other benefits.

## Requirements

- Actively enrolled in an accredited college or university program during the internship.
- Completed bachelor's degree, with a master's or PhD in progress.
- Preferred fields include Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Coursework in algorithms, data structures, and operating systems.
- Recommended coursework in database systems, distributed systems, geospatial/geographic information systems, cloud computing, or compilers.
- Excellent programming skills in C++ or Java.
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly.
- Fluent English communication skills.
- Experience working as part of a team.
- Systems programming skills, including multithreading and concurrency.
- Internship duration of at least 4 months; 6 months recommended, with up to 12 months supported.

## Nice-to-Haves

- Research or publications in databases or distributed systems.
- Experience processing geospatial features.
- Open-source contributions.
- Experience with big-data engineering or processing.
- Experience with data migration.

## Learning Opportunities

- Building enterprise-grade, reliable, and trustworthy software and services.
- Exposure to SQL and database technologies such as Spark and Hadoop.
- Database internals, large-scale data processing, transaction processing, distributed systems, and data warehouse design.
- Feature implementation and testing in query compilation, compiler design, and query execution.
- Cloud infrastructure, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Database technology and research.

## Possible Teams and Focus Areas

- Execution platform.
- Search optimization.
- SQL features, including geospatial features and collations.
- Database engineering, service runtime, streaming and data pipelines, metadata, Streamlit, and cloud engineering.
- High-performance, large-scale data processing.
- Large-scale distributed systems.
- Query compilation and optimization.
- Software-as-a-Service platforms.
- Software frameworks for stability and performance testing.

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