Google AU
2022 Summer Software Engineering Intern
Sydney
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 60,000 - 70,000 / Year
- Apply by 8 Apr 2022
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Currently in your penultimate year of study.
- Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Go, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in computer science.
- Proficiency with data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Knowledge of Unix/Linux and APIs.
- Familiarity with TCP/IP and network programming.
About the Job
As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on our core products and services as well as those which support critical functions of our engineering operations.
You will develop and present ideas, striving for an understanding of our products to continually improve upon them. We focus on being a collaborative, global organization consisting of engineers with technical depth, programming skills, and a keen eye for quality.
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
Responsibilities
- Research, create and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google's product offering.
- Contribute to a wide variety of projects utilizing natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, machine learning, and search technologies.
- Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to massive amounts of data and information.
- Work in and support a productive and innovative team with peers, managers, and cross-functional teams.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- IT & Computer Science +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Write code, review code, write documentation, review documentation, go to meetings.
I am given a lot of autonomy to manage myself, even as a graduate, and work on what I think is needed for my projects.
Nearly-complete ownership over a portion of a project, meaning I am in charge of adding new features (coding/implementing) to the portion and maintaining it (debugging).
About the employer
Google AU
4.6
> 100,000 employees
Technology
Google hires bright, curious people from many different fields who are all united by wanting to do cool things that matter.
Pros and cons of working at Google AU
Pros
Not very hierarchical, every opinion is respected and heard. Strong focus on helping others in the team, and always very social, even with people I do not directly work with.
Free food, inclusive culture, knowledge sharing from seniors to juniors, private health insurance.
I am given a lot of autonomy to manage myself, even as a graduate, and work on what I think is needed for my projects.
There is the annual review cycle where you can self-nominate or your manager can nominate you for promotion. Plenty of opportunity to move up the ranks.
The best thing about working at Google is the People. As I have never worked at company where I get to work with all sorts of cool and different characters across the organisation and across the world i.e. APAC, EMEA & AMER.
Cons
Office located in a very strange location, requires a transport transfer (train/bus to light rail).
There is a fair bit of pressure to perform at a high standard, which can be tiring sometimes.
Slight job insecurity
Some teams are closer (more social) than others. In terms of socialising, some people disappear at 5pm, others stick around to play cards, pool, board games etc.
Many meetings