Snowflake

Data Cloud

SoftwareEngineerIntern-Zurich(2026)

Zurich, Switzerland INTERNSHIP
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The Brief

“Software Engineer Intern - Zurich (2026) at Snowflake. Skills: C++, Golang, data structures, algorithms, Systems programming, multi-threading, concurrency, large-scale data processing, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure. Building, scaling, and operating the development and production environments that power our observability platform. Delivering reliable infrastructure”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver deep correlation and long-term analytics at dramatically lower cost; Move from detection to root cause and resolution significantly faster; Create a lasting future for you and Snowflake

Industry & Context.

Data Cloud
Problems you'll solve

problem solving; ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment; solve problems and accelerate your impact

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the time of the internship, Completed BS degree, with an MS or PhD in progress, Required coursework: algorithms, data structures, and operating systems, Excellent programming skills in C++ or Golang, Knowledge of data structures and algorithms, Fluent English language skills (oral and written), Experience with working as a part of a team, Dedication and passion for technology, Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc.

Nice to Have

Desired Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field, Recommended coursework: Database systems, distributed systems, cloud computing, compilers, Bonus experience: Research or publications in databases or distributed systems and contributions to open source, Experience working with big data (engineering / processing) and data migration, Duration: 4–12 months (6 months recommended), Target start dates: May 2026 and onward

What You'll Do.

and operating the development and production environments that power our observability platform

Delivering reliable infrastructure

Continuously improving the systems that support our engineers and customers

testing of features in metrics processing

Data management from ingestion to customer-defined batch-streaming

Data processing control plane from language compilation to warehouse execution

Metrics product feature development

Enterprise feature development

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Small, highly collaborative team with a broad scope; Experience working as a part of a team; Embraced as a full member of the diverse Snowflake engineering team

Communication Scope

Fluent English language skills (oral and written)

Full Job Description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Observe by Snowflake is an AI-powered observability platform built on the Snowflake Data Cloud and engineered for scale. We ingest and store logs, metrics, traces, and events on an open, scalable data lake using open formats like Apache Iceberg, delivering deep correlation and long-term analytics at dramatically lower cost. A dynamic Knowledge Graph and chat-based AI SRE provide rich context and guided workflows so teams can move from detection to root cause and resolution significantly faster. The Infrastructure team at Observe by Snowflake is responsible for building, scaling, and operating the development and production environments that power our observability platform. We are a small, highly collaborative team with a broad scope, focused on delivering reliable infrastructure while continuously improving the systems that support our engineers and customers. 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, yet fun, startup culture - A chance to work with world-class experts on challe

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