Software Engineer Intern; Security - Fall

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, Object-oriented programming
• Recommended coursework: cloud computing, database systems, distributed systems, operating systems, cryptography & authentication, networking
• Bonus experience: research or publications in security or distributed systems, and contributions to open source, product for encryption, authentication (incl. SSO & OAuth), access control, network security
• When:
  Fall 2026
• Eligible start date options:
  Aug 17, Aug 31, Sep 14
• Eligible end date options:
  Nov 6, Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 18
• Duration: 12 week minimum, 16 weeks recommended (12 month maximum)
• Excellent programming skills in Java, C++, GO, Python
• Preferred knowledge of C++ and 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

• We’re looking for dedicated students who share our passion for ground-breaking technology and want to create a lasting future for you and Snowflake
• 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, identity and access management technologies
• Understanding of database internals, large-scale data processing, transaction processing, distributed systems, and data warehouse design
• Implementation, testing of features in query compilation, compiler design, query execution
• 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:
• Various spaces within Security such as (Product Security, Database Security, Enterprise Security)
• High performance large-scale data processing
• Large-scale distributed systems
• Software-as-a-Service platform
• Software frameworks for stability and performance testing