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Software Engineer Intern (Core/Database Engineering) - Fall 2024
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Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
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.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- 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 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
- When return to office in effect, 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, software engineering, and operating systems
- Recommended coursework: cloud computing,compilers, database systems, distributed systems, functional PL, machine learning, networking
- Bonus experience: research or publications in databases or distributed systems, and contributions to open source
- Experience working with big data (engineering / processing) and data migration
- When: Fall (Aug/Sept - Dec)
- Duration: 12-16 weeks recommended, more than 16 weeks also encouraged (12 month maximum)
- 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, 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
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, 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:
- Database Query Engine, Data Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Data Platform, Database Security, Data Governance, Data Sharing, FoundationDB, Manageability, Metadata, Service Runtime, Snowhouse Foundation, Storage and ML Engineering
- High performance large-scale data processing
- Large-scale distributed systems
- Software-as-a-Service platform
- Software frameworks for stability and performance testing