AI Data Cloud Internship

Job Description

About Snowflake:

Snowflake is a global, world-class organization with offices in over a dozen countries. They created a cloud data platform designed to be effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Their innovative product combines data warehousing power, big data platform flexibility, and cloud elasticity at a reduced cost compared to traditional solutions. Snowflake is looking for dedicated students passionate about groundbreaking technology to contribute to its future.

Job Description: AI Data Cloud Internship – Fall 2025

This is a paid, full-time internship offering post-internship career opportunities (full-time and/or additional internships). Interns will be immersed in a fast-paced, fun, and inclusive culture, working alongside world-class experts on challenging projects. The role provides opportunities for meaningful contributions to a real system used by Snowflake’s customers. Interns will receive detailed direction and mentorship from supervisors, regular feedback, and a final evaluation. They will be treated as full team members, included in company meetings and activities, and offered flexible hours, casual dress code, work-from-home accommodations, and company swag. When on-site, benefits include catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, and company outings.

Qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the internship.
• Desired class level: 3rd/4th year Undergraduates, Masters, or PhD students.
• Desired majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related fields.
• Required coursework: Algorithms, data structures, software engineering, and operating systems.
• Recommended coursework: Cloud computing, compilers, database systems, distributed systems, functional PL, networking.
• Bonus experience: Research or publications in databases or distributed systems, contributions to open source, and experience working with big data (engineering/processing).
• Excellent programming skills in C++ or Java. Preferred knowledge of C++20 or C++17, Java 20 or Java 17.
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Systems programming skills, including multi-threading and concurrency.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Dedication and passion for technology.

Internship Details:

• When: Fall 2025
• Eligible start dates: August 15, September 12
• Eligible end dates: November 7, December 19
• Duration: Minimum 12 weeks, recommended 16 weeks (maximum 12 months)

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).
• Understanding of database internals, large-scale data processing, transaction processing, distributed systems, and data warehouse design.
• Implementation and testing of features in query compilation, compiler design, and query execution.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud).
• Learning about cutting-edge database technology and research.

Possible Teams/Work Focus Areas:

• Various spaces within Database Query Engine (compiler, query optimization, query execution & performance, SQL frameworks, etc.).
• FoundationDB key-value store (FDB storage, FDB Performance, etc.).
• Hybrid Transactional & Analytical Processing (Unistore).
• High-performance large-scale data processing.
• Large-scale distributed systems.
• Software-as-a-Service platform.
• Software frameworks for stability and performance testing.

Compensation (US Only):

The estimated pay range for this role is $42.00 – $60.00 per hour. A competitive benefits package is also included. See careers.snowflake.com for details.