Deadline: 16 February 2014
Open to: International students currently enrolled at a university within Europe and Israel
Remuneration: paid, but not specified
Description
Google announces that the 2014 Summer Trainee Engineering Programme (STEP) is now open to students who have completed the first year of their university studies by summer of 2014 and are studying computer science or related subjects. This program includes three main components: a software project, skills-based training, and professional development. We will have STEP cohorts in five offices this year: Israel, London, Munich, Krakow, Saint Petersburg and Zurich. 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:
- Research, conceive 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.
- Solve all problems that come your way.
Eligibility
- The candidates should have completed their first year of undergraduate studies by summer 2014 or should be currently enrolled in Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science program;
- Students who are studying computer science or related subjects;
- International students who are currently enrolled at a university within Europe and Israel are eligible to apply. If hired, students will need to provide Google with proof of authorization to work in the relevant country;
- The applicant must be available between 30 June and 19 September 2014;
- Preferred qualification: Students should have programming experience in either Java, Python, C, or C++;
- International students who are currently enrolled at a university within Europe and Israel can apply.
Remuneration
The internship is paid, but the salary is not specified.
Application
A complete application includes resume, transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and evidence of a website or application you have created. Click HERE to apply.
This application will close on Sunday, 16 February 2014.
