At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Software Engineer Intern (Core, Infrastructure & Security) — Spring 2027
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential, and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology and careers to the next level.
We're looking for dedicated students who share our passion for groundbreaking technology and want to create a lasting future for Snowflake and you. This internship spans three of Snowflake's most technically demanding engineering domains — Core Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, and Security Engineering — giving you the opportunity to build the systems, automation, and trust layers that underpin Snowflake's global data platform.
What We Offer
Paid, full-time internships in the heart of the software industry
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
Stuff that matters: treated as a member of the Snowflake team, included in company meetings/activities, flexible hours, casual dress code, accommodations to work from home, swag, and much more
Catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, company outings, and more
What We Expect
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, object-oriented programming, operating systems
Recommended coursework: cloud computing, database systems, distributed systems, cryptography & authentication, networking
Bonus experience: research or publications in security, distributed systems, or systems programming; contributions to open source
When: Spring 2027
Eligible start date options: January 4, 2027; January 19, 2027
Eligible end date options: March 26, 2027; April 9, 2027; May 7, 2027
Duration: 12 week minimum, 16 weeks recommended (12 month maximum)
Technical Skills
Excellent programming skills in Java, C++, Go, and/or Python
Preferred knowledge of C++20/C++17 or Java 20/Java 17
Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.
Experience with DevOps tooling (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform) and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) a plus
Strong problem solving and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
Experience working as part of a team
Dedication and passion for technology
What You Will Learn/Gain
How to build enterprise grade, reliable, and trustworthy software/services
Exposure to SQL or other database technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop)
Exposure to security, cryptography, access control, and identity and access management technologies
Understanding of database internals, large-scale data processing, distributed systems, and data warehouse design
Experience building automation frameworks and infrastructure to improve engineering workflow efficiency
Experience delivering quality software in large distributed systems with emphasis on functional and performance automation
Experience working with cloud infrastructure — AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud in particular
Learning about cutting-edge database technology and research
Possible Teams/Work Focus Areas
Core Engineering
Platform & Infrastructure Engineering, Public Sector Security & Governance, Marketplace & Apps, Data Engineering & Open Lakehouse
High performance large-scale data processing
Large-scale distributed systems
Software-as-a-Service platform
Infrastructure Automation
Database Query Engine (QA), Engineering Systems, Cloud Platform & Deployment Engineering, Snowpark Container Services (SPCS), Quality & Release Engineering
Tooling and infrastructure automation for engineering productivity
Multi-cloud release automation
Software frameworks for functional, system, performance & production testing
Security Engineering
Product Security, Database Security, Enterprise Security
Encryption, authentication (incl. SSO & OAuth), access control, network security
Software-as-a-Service platform
Software frameworks for stability and performance testing
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.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
