Software Engineer Intern (Backend) - Warsaw 2026

Department: Engineering

Location: PL-Warsaw

Employment Type: FullTime

Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.

About the job

Snowflake started with a clear vision: to 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 to join our Snowflake Engineering team 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

• Post-internship career opportunities (full-time)

• 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, swag, and much more

• Catered lunches, access to 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 majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field

• Required coursework (at least 1-2): algorithms, data structures, and operating systems, programming, software testing

• Recommended coursework: cloud computing, database systems, or distributed systems

• Recommended programming skills in at least one of the following: Java, Golang, Typescript or Python

• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms

• 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

• Interested in quality, developer experience & productivity or platform engineering

• Duration: 3 months minimum (opportunity for 6 months as well)

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN/GAIN:

• How to build enterprise-grade, reliable, and trustworthy software/services

• Develop new 3rd party integrations that contribute to expanding the functionality of the Snowflake application and deliver an awesome, consistent user experience.

• Collaborate with product management, and other software engineers to deliver new customer-facing features.

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud in particular.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com