Software Engineering Intern – Data Ingestion & Platform Infrastructure (Warsaw, Summer 2027)
Snowflake11 hours ago
Warsaw, PolandIntern
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and test features for production data ingestion or platform infrastructure systems.
- Write clean, well-tested production code in Java, C++, Go, Rust, or Python.
- Profile, benchmark, and optimize systems for throughput, latency, reliability, concurrency, and memory efficiency.
- Improve observability, testing, and automation to identify issues before customers notice them.
- Participate in design discussions and code reviews with senior engineers.
- Present internship work to the wider Warsaw engineering team.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Solid programming skills in at least one of Java, C++, Go, Rust, or Python.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to code quality, and effective English communication.
- Preferred qualifications include coursework or project experience in distributed systems, operating systems, networking, or databases.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with Kafka, Pulsar, or Kinesis; data formats and pipelines such as Parquet, Avro, JSON, and ETL/ELT; Linux, containers, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or GCP; OpenTelemetry; SQL and relational databases; open-source contributions; systems projects; or a previous software engineering internship.
Benefits
- Hands-on experience building production systems that process data at very large scale.
- Mentorship from senior engineers and exposure to distributed systems, performance engineering, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience across the software development lifecycle from design and implementation through testing and release.
- Opportunity to build a professional network inside Snowflake.
- Summer internship lasting 3–6 months, with exact Summer 2027 dates flexible.
- Hybrid work model combining in-office and remote work in Warsaw, Poland, at Kasprzaka 4.
Categories
Data EngineeringDevOps
About Snowflake
Snowflake builds a cloud-native data platform used by enterprises to store, integrate, share, and analyze data across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Its core products span data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, and governed data sharing, sold via consumption-based subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and publicly traded on the NYSE (SNOW) following a 2020 IPO, Snowflake supports analytics and data application workloads across industries.