The MongoDB Sydney Storage Engines Interns are a group of students from various universities in Australia who participated in a virtual recruitment season, marking the first time in the program's history. The interns were part of the newly created Storage Engines team, which contributes to MongoDB's performance, scalability, and hardware efficiency. The interns shared their experiences working semi-remotely, with some spending most of their internship at home while others visited the office for a few weeks. They worked on various projects, including the column store project, and received guidance from mentors and team members. The interns gained valuable knowledge about databases, storage engines, and software engineering workflows, as well as the company's culture, which they described as incredible, passionate, and supportive. The internship experience was transformative for them, offering a unique opportunity to learn from experienced engineers and contribute to meaningful projects.