Software Engineering Intern, PhD, Summer 2027

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and may close earlier than February 26, 2027 if all available projects are full. Participation requires you to be located in the United States for the duration of the internship. This internship is intended for students in their penultimate academic year, pursuing a PhD 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 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, advancing the state of the art in computing and building the next generation of intelligent systems. Whether shaping the future of sustainability, optimizing algorithms, or pioneering AI systems, your work will aim to continuously progress science, advance society, and improve lives.

Site Reliability Interns create, fix, extend, and scale code to keep critical systems running. You will work on software development projects to maintain services, troubleshoot traffic anomalies, and build automation infrastructure.

Google is an engineering company where engineers routinely work on massive scalability, large-scale applications, and new platforms that impact millions or billions of users.

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, working with peers, managers, and other teams.

Requirements

• Pursuing a PhD program in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience coding in one of the following programming languages: 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 your penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
• English proficiency.

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.
• 13 paid holidays per year.

Pay

Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $118,000 - $157,000 (USD) with no bonus target.

Schedule

• 12-14 week full-time internship.
• Available working locations: Mountain View, CA; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Cambridge, MA; Bellevue, WA; Chicago, IL; Irvine, CA; Kirkland, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Madison, WI; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Portland, OR; Pittsburgh, PA; Raleigh, NC; Durham, NC; Reston, VA; Redmond, WA; Redwood City, CA; San Diego, CA; Goleta, CA; San Bruno, CA; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; South San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Washington D.C.