Software Engineer Intern (AI/ML) - Fall 2026

Summary: Snowflake is a leading cloud data platform company that is looking for dedicated students for their Software Engineer Intern (AI/ML) position for Fall 2026. The role involves working with advanced AI and ML technologies, contributing to impactful projects, and gaining hands-on experience in programming and cloud data solutions. Responsibilities: - Learn to build highly integrated, secure, and scalable products that enable end-to-end ML workflows - Gain experience with agentic testing, iteration, and managing complex workflows for SQL generation - Understand how to build evaluation loops to measure the groundedness, reliability, and safety of AI-powered features - Learn how to apply AI operations natively to both structured and unstructured data within a cloud database - Gain exposure to hardware performance optimization to achieve better LLM throughput - Building production-grade AI systems (agents, RAG pipelines, LLM integrations) and deploying them with strategic customers - Developing infrastructure for feature stores, MLOps, and highly optimized runtimes for both structured and unstructured data - Creating AI systems that reason over governed data and shipping features like design prompts and agent workflows - Building intelligent agents to automate SQL code conversion and data migrations using Java, Go, and LangGraph - Developing low-latency fuzzy search (Cortex Search), natural language interfaces for business questions (Cortex Analyst), and custom AI agents - Integrating generative AI directly into database queries to handle multimodal data natively Required Qualifications: - Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university program during the time of the internship - Desired class level: Masters, or PhD - Desired majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field - Recommended coursework: artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, federated learning, efficient LLMs, information retrieval, predictive & generative modeling, natural language processing, differential privacy, cloud computing, distributed & operating systems - Research or publications in AI, ML, NLP, or CV or major contributions to open source - Duration: 12-16 weeks recommended, more than 16 weeks also encouraged (12 month maximum) - Excellent programming skills in python, Golang, and Java - Experience with working as a part of a team - Dedication and passion for technology Preferred Qualifications: - Preferred knowledge of Pytorch or CUDA Required Skills: Python, Golang, Java, PyTorch, CUDA, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Federated Learning, Efficient LLMs, Information Retrieval, Predictive Modeling, Generative Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Differential Privacy, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, Open Source Contributions Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Fall 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, Catered lunches, access to gaming consoles, recreational games, happy hours, company outings, and more, Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, Flexible spending & health savings account, Employee assistance program, Other company benefits