Software Engineer Intern (Toronto) - Spring 2025

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:

• Desired class level: 3rd/4th year Undergraduates, Masters, or PhD
• Desired majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
• Required coursework: algorithms, data structures, and operating systems
• Recommended coursework: cloud computing, database systems, distributed systems, and real-time programming
• Bonus experience: working experience, research or publications in databases or distributed systems, and contributions to open source 
• When: Spring 2025 (January - April 2025) 
• Duration: 12 week minimum, 12-16 weeks recommended
• 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
• 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
• 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:

• Data Applications Infrastructure, Data Marketplace, Data Privacy, Data Sharing 
• High performance large-scale data processing
• Large-scale distributed systems
• Software-as-a-Service platform
• Software frameworks for stability and performance testing

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.