We work across the world

From Accra to Zürich, to our home base in Mountain View, we’re looking for talented and creative computer scientists to help us drive the field forward. For more information on where our research teams sit and open positions, please visit our careers page on the Google Research website. 

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FAQs

Nope. Our data showed that brainteaser questions didn’t predict how well someone would do on the job so we no longer ask them. Instead, we do work sample tests and ask structured interview questions.

No, a CS degree isn’t required for our software engineering or product manager roles.

If you haven’t heard from us in two months about an application, we likely proceeded with other candidates for that particular role. However, our recruiters might reach out if we find a different potential match for your skills, interests, and experience.

Yes, you can apply for more than one role at once, though we recommend narrowing your choices down to a few jobs that truly match your skills, experience, and interests. We’ll review your resume/CV—and transcript for interns and new graduates—to determine the best fit.

You can apply to three jobs within a rolling 30 day window. This limit gives our hard-working staffing team more time to focus on your application and helps you focus on the jobs that are the best match for your talents.

Transitioning military personnel can find relevant jobs on our careers site using their Military Occupational Specialty code (MOS code) to search.

Our job descriptions will include any application deadlines. For most of our openings, we accept applications on a rolling basis, and we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later.

Yes, but for engineering roles, we ask that you wait a year—to gain additional experience—before reapplying.

We host outreach events at hundreds of universities all over the world to spread the word about our internships and opportunities for recent graduates. Check with your university’s careers center to see if a Google representative will be visiting your campus. And though we can't visit every school, you can find and apply for all of our open roles on our Students site.

A broad, interdisciplinary background, with a strong understanding of computer science, is the key to any job in software engineering, at Google or elsewhere. Our Technical Development Guide offers resources to help you develop your technical skills.

No problem! We have a team dedicated to making sure you have the accommodations you need to interview. If you need for us to arrange an ASL interpreter, if you'd like your service animal with you, if you need your hotel to be wheelchair accessible, or if you have something else in mind, just ask your recruiter to connect you to the interview accommodations team. From there, you can confidentially discuss your accommodation options with a trained specialist.

Please visit our Research Careers site, watch the videos below and check out our Build your future website!

How We Hire at Google

Brinleigh, a business recruiter at Google, and Okwus a technical recruiter, share details about how we hire at Google, walk you through the process, and bust some myths!  

Meet Research Scientists at Google

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, Research Scientists work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, core search and more. Learn about our work, team culture, and what makes being a Research Scientist at Google so exciting. 

Create Your Resume for Google: Tips and Advice

Jeremy and Lizi are recruiters at Google and they’re helping you write and prepare your resume to make it stand out, including specific tips, advice, and examples for business and engineering and technical roles. 

Prepare for your Google Interview: Tips and Example General Cognitive Ability Question

Googlers Jodie and Kelsey share details about the general-cognitive-ability aspect of the Google interview process and walk through a sample Google interview question.

Looking for more resources? Head to our Build your future website!