
Software Engineer Intern – Summer 2026
Snowflake
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Toronto • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$40 - CA$52 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- - 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
Requirements
- - 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
- - 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
Benefits
- - 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLC++Javadata structuresalgorithmsoperating systemscloud computingdatabase systemsdistributed systemsreal-time programming
Soft Skills
problem solvingability to learn quicklyteamworkdedicationpassion for technology