Applicants must be able to work in-person in our office in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY for the duration of their internship
About the role
Sigma’s Engineering organization is a dynamic, high performing team of Software Engineers who complement each other's skills. Our Engineers design, implement, and scale technical solutions that power our core product and enable our users to make data driven decisions in their businesses. As a Software Engineering Intern, you will experiment, prototype, and implement features that help our global user base analyze and gather insights from their data. During your internship, you’ll partner directly with your engineering mentor, as well as collaborate with other teams across the business. From Product Designers, Product Managers, Sales, and, of course, actual users, you will collaborate across the company to determine the best solution for your technical challenge. Interns will take their project from ideation through implementation, iterating and gathering feedback along the way. As an intern, you will deploy features and gather insights from customer metrics to aid you in making better development decisions and improve your business acumen.
During your internship you will
Learn how to build production software and understand how large Single Page Applications are built and extended with the user experience top of mind
Experience how backend scales to handle multiple customers and billions of data points while keeping user information secure
Gain an understanding of how to own a development project from beginning to end
Develop automated unit tests to get the relevant code coverage and work with product owners and techpubs to document your work
Partner with other Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers
Design and deliver innovative solutions to improve the Sigma user experience by implementing new features into our product
Find new ways to optimize the performance of one or more components of the product
What we’re looking for
Applicants must be pursuing at least a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
Have an intermediate to advanced grasp of Operating Systems, Data structures, algorithms and at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.
Excited to learn and build complex user interfaces, data visualizations, or backend systems
Solid project management and communication abilities. You love to find the right resources and can own tasks end to end with minimal supervision.
Have a drive and desire to navigate unknowns, after all, that’s what unlocks realizations
Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment
Able to commit 40 hrs a week for 12 weeks in-person in our San Francisco, CA or New York, NY office
Ready to start work full-time by either January 2028 or June 2028 (preferred)
Additional Job details
Interns at Sigma are compensated with an hourly rate and relocation bonus (where applicable). Our hourly rate for this role is $50.00 per hour.
About us
Sigma is the AI Apps and agentic analytics platform built on the cloud data warehouse. Business and technical teams use Sigma to explore live data, build intelligent applications, and automate critical workflows all without moving data or breaking governance. Sigma supports a spreadsheet interface, SQL, Python, and native AI in a single governed workspace, giving every team the speed to act and IT the control to scale. Sigma is trusted by more than 2,000 customers, including AMD, Duolingo, Colgate-Palmolive, and JPMorgan Chase.
Sigma announced its $80M in Series E financing in May 2026. The round was led by Princeville Capital, with new strategic investors Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures participating alongside returning investors Altimeter Capital, Avenir Growth Capital, D1 Capital Partners, K5 Global, NewView Capital, Spark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, and XN. This milestone follows Sigma reaching $200M in annual recurring revenue in April 2026, with more than 100% year-over-year growth and 1.1 million new active users added in the latest fiscal year.
Come join us!
Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees
Equity
Generous health benefits
Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
Paid bonding time for all new parents
Traditional and Roth 401k
Commuter and FSA benefits
Lunch Program
Dog friendly office
Sigma is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran, or any other protected status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.
Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF, NYC, London and Sydney. All roles have a 25% travel expectation unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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Sigma’s use of AI
This hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making.
