Summer Trainee Engineering Internship Program, Australia

Publish Date: Mar 10, 2016

Deadline: May 01, 2016

Summer Trainee Engineering Internship Program

Applications are due by May 1, 2016 at 11:59pm AEST. Our team will review applications on a rolling basis and it's in the candidates best interest to apply early. All hiring will be complete by August 2016. Thank you for your patience while we consider your application.

Google aspires to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our search engine and tools serve. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services.

Google is invested in increasing the number of future computer scientists and software developers, particularly those who are historically underrepresented in the field. Many aspiring computer scientists could benefit from a program that bridges the gap between academic study and a professional internship. Google wants to inspire these students to continue in the field with such a program.

With this in mind, Google announces that the 2016 STEP internships for Australia and New Zealand is now open to students who will be completing the first year of their university studies by Summer of 2016/17 and are studying computer science or related subjects. This program includes three main components: a software project, skills-based training, and professional development. 

This program is open to all qualified University students and is committed to addressing diversity in our company and in the technology industry. Students who are a member of a group that is historically underrepresented in the technology industry are encouraged to apply, including women, ethnic minorities and students with disabilities.

This summer trainee program includes:

Software Project: A 12-week development project that you will work on with a team of Googlers and other STEP Interns.

Skills-Based Training: Enhance your coding skills; get exposed to new tools and programming languages.

Professional Development: Attend ongoing technical talks by senior Googlers, additionally, learn how to enhance your resume, tackle technical interviews, and improve your presentation skills.

Mentorship: Be matched with a Google engineer, other than your manager, to guide you through your summer experience.

Fun: Social activities, community building and networking. Build a relationship with your peers.

Exposure: A unique glimpse into applying your computer science studies in a professional environment.

Responsibilities

  • Specific responsibilities vary by project area.

Minimum qualifications

  • Students must be a first or second year student currently enrolled in a 4 year Bachelor's program, majoring or intending to major in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
  • Students must be attending a university in Australia or New Zealand.
  • Studying towards a BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Preferred qualifications

  • Students should have programming experience in either Java, Python, C, or C++.
  • Students in their second year should have two Computer Science courses.
  • Students in their first year should have taken one Computer Science course.

Area

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle 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 AdWords to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

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Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Programming

Software Engineering

Eligible Countries

International

Host Countries

Australia