Software Engineer Intern (Toronto) - Spring 2026

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.

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.

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

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 2026

Eligible start date options: January 5, January 20

Eligible end date options: March 27, April 10, April 24

Duration: 12 week minimum, 16 weeks recommended (12 month maximum)

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

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

Product Experiences (front-end or fullstack) & Native Application Framework (fullstack or backend)

High performance large-scale data processing

Large-scale distributed systems

Software-as-a-Service platform

Software frameworks for stability and performance testing

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