Engineering Internships 2026

Cockroachlabs

New York, NY, United States
Base: $8,250 - $8,750 pm; bonus/equity: not specif...
On-site
Design, code, and test backend
Distributed, open source database
Collaborative culture and knowledge exchange
Design, code, and test the backend of our distributed, open source database CockroachDB

Job Summary

  • Design, code, and test the backend of our distributed, open source database CockroachDB.
  • You will make meaningful contributions to our codebase and showcase your work to the entire Engineering organization.
  • The anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is USD $8,250 to $8,750 per month.

Matching Summary

Design, code, and test the backend of our distributed, open source database CockroachDB.

Salary

Base: $8,250 - $8,750 per month; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Intern socials and Cockroach Labs swag, Free office lunches and snacks, Engage with executive and senior engineering leaders

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Design, code, and test backend
  • Distributed, open source database
  • Collaborative culture and knowledge exchange
  • Scalable, survivable, and consistent database

Nice-to-have

  • Interest in CockroachDB mission
  • Building relationships with colleagues
  • Enjoying code review process
  • Partnering with teammates on challenging problems

Key Requirements

  • Pursuing Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
  • Graduating between Winter 2026 - Spring 2027
  • Exposure to distributed systems, concurrency control, data replication, file systems, or SQL processing
  • Comfortable using Go, C/C++, Java, and Python
  • Past experience working on production-level code

Work Rights

Not specified

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