Software Engineering Data Cloud Query / Hyper - PhD Intern

• Software Engineering Intern Data Cloud Query / Hyper
• Duration: 3 months

We invite enthusiastic student candidates to join our Intern Program focused on software engineering.

The program is a fully immersive experience combining learning paths with real in‑role experience.

You will work with an experienced Software Engineer manager who will provide hands‑on coaching.

As a Software Engineering Intern on the Data Cloud Query team, you will contribute to Salesforce’s next‑generation database technology Hyper, which powers Data 360.

Hyper is designed for high‑performance analytical workloads across diverse environments.

• What you’ll be doing
• Build new features that advance Hyper’s capabilities.
• Improve Hyper’s performance through new algorithms, concurrency and scaling.
• Extend and improve Hyper’s data format, query execution and query optimizer to help customers analyze their data faster.
• Improve Hyper’s resource governance across a wide range of devices.
• Extend our SQL dialect to bring new capabilities to Hyper.
• Enable Hyper’s extensibility through expressive and easy‑to‑use APIs.
• Communicate technical ideas at all levels of the organization.
• Support peers in building scalable distributed systems.

Who you are

• Ph D Student
• You know modern C++ and enjoy collaborating, learning from and teaching others. Familiar with database engineering, cloud‑native technology and Kubernetes is a plus.
• You are self‑motivated, take initiative and can turn ideas into real features. You enjoy discussing scenarios, designs and tradeoffs with your team.
• You have a growth mindset and continuously improve systems, code and practices.
• You are customer‑focused and consider the customer perspective to solve their challenges.
• You are fluent in English and German.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to learn from industry leaders and grow your career in a Fortune 500 company.
• Culture of continuous learning, mentorship and formal training programs.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including health and vision coverage and wellness programs.
• Chance to make an impact by helping businesses grow through innovative solutions.
• Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.

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