Software Engineer Intern; Infrastructure Automation - Fall

About the Role

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.

Low‑ego individuals who thrive in dynamic, fast‑moving environments and move with an experimental mindset will help define the future of work at Snowflake.

• Paid, full‑time internships in the heart of the software industry
• 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 the internship, and a final evaluation
• Flexibility: treated as a member of the Snowflake team, meetings/activities inclusion, flexible hours, casual dress code, accommodations to work from home, swag and more
• When returning to the office: catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, company outings, and more

• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the internship
• Desired class level: 3rd/4th year undergraduates, master’s, or PhD
• Desired majors:
  Computer Science, Physics, Math, or related field
• Required coursework:
  Algorithms, Data Structures, Operating Systems
• Recommended coursework: database systems, distributed systems
• When:
  Fall 2026
  • Eligible start date options:
    August 17, August 31, September 14
  • Eligible end date options:
    November 6, November 20, December 4, December 18
• Duration: 12‑week minimum, 16 weeks recommended (12 month maximum)
• Excellent programming skills in Python or Java
• Experience with Dev Ops (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform) and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) a plus
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Strong problem‑solving and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
• Experience working as part of a team
• Dedication and passion for technology

• Build enterprise‑grade, reliable, and trustworthy software/services
• Exposure to SQL and/or other database technologies
• Understand database internals, large‑scale data processing, and data warehouse design
• Deliver quality software in a large distributed system with emphasis on functional and performance automation, workloads, and testing
• Build automation frameworks and infrastructure to improve development workflow efficiency
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform)

• Database Query Engine (QA), Engineering Systems (ES), Cloud Platform & Deployment Engineering, Snowpark Container Services (SPCS), Quality & Release Engineering
• Software‑as‑a‑Service platform
• Software frameworks for functional, system, performance & production testing
• Tooling and infrastructure automation for engineering productivity
• Multi‑cloud release automation

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.

• Estimated pay range: $42.00 – $60.00 per hour
• The successful candidate’s starting hourly rate will be determined based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
• This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; flexible spending & health savings account; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.