Software Engineering Intern, PhD, Summer 2027
Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in the United States for the duration of the internship. This internship is intended for students in their penultimate academic year, who are currently pursuing a PhD degree program in Computer Science or a related field. English proficiency is required.
About the role
Join us for a unique 12-14 week paid internship that offers personal and professional development, an executive speaker series, and community-building. The Software Engineering Internship program will give you an opportunity to work on complex computer science solutions, develop scalable, distributed software systems, and also collaborate on multitudes of smaller projects that have universal appeal.
As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. Whether we're shaping the future of sustainability, optimizing algorithms, or pioneering AI systems, our teams strive to continuously progress science, advance society, and improve the lives of billions of people.
Software Engineering Intern: As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. You will design, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions as you grow and evolve during your internship.
Site Reliability Intern: Our engineers create, fix, extend, and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the bad actors of the internet. You will work on software development projects to keep important business-generating critical systems up and running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our services, from monitoring and alerts to building automation infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Develop scripts to automate routine tasks.
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution to effectively solve issues.
- Apply knowledge gained in computer science courses to real-world challenges.
- Create and support a productive and innovative team including working with peers, managers, and teams.
Requirements
- Pursuing a PhD program in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience coding in one of the following programming languages including but not limited to: C, C++, Java, or Python.
- Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
- In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience conducting research in Algorithms, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Compilers, Database, Data Mining, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Networking, or Systems.
- Experience in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and software design.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance.
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year.
Pay
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $118,000 - $157,000 (USD).
Schedule
- 12-14 week paid internship.
- Full-time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
Locations
Preferred working locations include:
- Mountain View, CA, USA
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Austin, TX, USA
- Boulder, CO, USA
- Cambridge, MA, USA
- Bellevue, WA, USA
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Irvine, CA, USA
- Kirkland, WA, USA
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Madison, WI, USA
- New York, NY, USA
- Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Portland, OR, USA
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Raleigh, NC, USA
- Durham, NC, USA
- Reston, VA, USA
- Redmond, WA, USA
- Redwood City, CA, USA
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Goleta, CA, USA
- San Bruno, CA, USA
- Seattle, WA, USA
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Washington D.C., DC, USA