Freshman Engineering Practicum

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. This diversity of our employees and partners serves as the foundation for us to better serve our diverse customers and stakeholders all over the world.

Google is also invested in increasing the pipeline 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 the second year of the Freshman Engineering Practicum internship program for Summer 2012. Current freshmen majoring, or intending to major, in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering will be selected to participate in the Practicum. This program includes three main components: a software project, skills-based training, and professional development. Freshman Engineering Practicum is only available at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. We invite you to join us for the 2012 Freshman Engineering Practicum program!

This summer internship program includes:

Software Project: A 10-week development project that you will work on in a team of Googlers and two other Freshman Engineering Practicum interns.
Skills-Based Training: Enhance your coding skills and get exposed to new tools and programming languages.
Professional Development: Attend technical talks by senior Googlers, learn how to tackle technical interviews, build your confidence, and learn how to work in a team.
Mentorship: You will be matched with a Google engineer and/or a Google intern to help guide you through your summer experience (and possibly beyond).
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.

Application Process

Our application for Summer 2012 is now closed. Please visit our Student Jobs site for other opportunities, or follow our Google+ Page for Students to keep up with our on-campus and student-focused activities.