Software Engineering Intern – Developer Platform (Warsaw, Summer 2027)

Location: Warsaw, Poland (Kasprzaka 4). Hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote work.

Duration: 3–6 months during summer 2027; exact start dates are flexible.

Company

Snowflake delivers the AI Data Cloud and operates a Warsaw engineering hub focused on developer tools and platform capabilities.

What you will do

• Design, build, and test features for the Snowflake CLI, client drivers, SDKs, or database change management tooling.
• Write clean, well-tested, production-quality code in Python, Java, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Contribute to open-source projects and participate in code reviews.
• Build solutions for real customer use cases across thousands of organizations.
• Collaborate with product managers, senior engineers, and other interns in an agile environment.
• 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 Python, Java, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to code quality.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, the working language.

Nice to have

• Open-source contributions, issue triage, or experience maintaining a public project.
• Rust experience and familiarity with telemetry and observability, including OpenTelemetry, metrics, or tracing.
• Familiarity with SQL, relational databases, or cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and automated testing.
• Experience building developer tools such as CLIs, SDKs, APIs, build systems, or package managers.
• Knowledge of API design, protocol-level networking, or client-server architecture.
• Previous internship or substantial software engineering project experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Mentorship from senior engineers and technical leaders.
• Hands-on experience shipping features for a product used by customers worldwide.
• Exposure to the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing and release.
• Open-source contribution experience with projects supported by an active community.
• Opportunity to build a professional network within a growing cloud data company.