Software Engineer Intern - Berlin (2026)

🕒 +30 days ago

📍🇩🇪 Berlin🏢 On Site🎓 Internship🌱 Entry-Level🗄️ Backend Engineer

C++JavaSQLSparkHadoopAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformDistributed System

Opportunity to provide meaningful contributions to a real system used by customers
Implementation, testing of features in query compilation, compiler design, query execution
How to build enterprise grade, reliable, and trustworthy software/services
Exposure to SQL and/or other database technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop)
Experience working with cloud infrastructure, AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud in particular
Work on high performance large-scale data processing, large-scale distributed systems, and query optimization
Possible teams/work focus area: Execution platform (XP), Search Optimization (SO), SQL Features (Geo, Collations), database engineering, service runtime, streaming (data pipelines), metadata, Streamlit and cloud engineering teams

Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the time of the internship
Required: A completed BS degree, with an MS or PhD in progress
Desired Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field
Required coursework: algorithms, data structures, and operating systems
Recommended coursework: Database systems, distributed systems, Geospatial/Geographic IS, cloud computing, compilers
Bonus experience: Research or publications in databases or distributed systems, experience with geo features processing, and contributions to open source.
Experience working with big data (engineering / processing) and data migration
Duration: 4 month minimum, 6 months recommended, up to 12 months supported, start date flexible
Target start dates: February 2026 and onward
Excellent programming skills in C++ or Java
Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Strong problem solving and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
Fluent English language skills (oral and written)
Experience with working as a part of a team
Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.

Paid full-time internship.
Post-internship career opportunities (full-time and/or additional internships).
Flexible hours and accommodations to work from home.
High level of access to supervisors (manager and mentor) with feedback throughout the internship and a final evaluation.
Treated as a full member of the Snowflake team and included in company meetings and activities.
Catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, company outings, and company swag.
Exposure to a fast-paced, yet fun, startup culture and mentorship from world-class experts.