This posting is for students who want early consideration for our Summer 2027 roles. If you aren't ready to apply yet, the same applications will open again during our regular fall recruiting cycle.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and it’s in the candidate’s best interest to apply early. The anticipated application window is open until July 24th, 2026, but may close earlier if all available projects are full.
Timing on when you can hear back will vary and can take upwards of 90+ days. If you haven’t heard from us in three 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.
Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in Canada for the duration of the internship program. Please note: applications to this posting are exclusively for internship opportunities in Canada. If interested in internship opportunities in other locations outside of Canada, please complete an application for those opportunities at careers.google.com
This internship is intended for students in all academic years who are pursuing a Master's degree program in Computer Science or a related field.
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for this internship program.
To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred).
1. In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume.
2. In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
This posting is for a future vacancy.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Waterloo, ON, Canada; Montreal, QC, Canada; Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Pursuing a Master's degree or post secondary or training experience with a focus on subjects in software development or other technical related fields.
- Experience in Software Development and coding in two or more general purpose programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python).
- Experience with data structures or algorithms gathered from inside or outside of school or work.
- Currently attending a degree program in Canada and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time
- Penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
- Experience programming in three or more of the following languages: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Go, Python, Typescript or similar.
- Experience with AI/ML, Infrastructure, web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, or security software development.
Join us for a unique 12-14 week paid internship that offers personal and professional development, an executive speaker series, and community-building. The Software Developer Internship program will give you an opportunity to work on complex computer science solutions, develop scalable, distributed software systems, and also collaborate on multitudes of smaller projects that have universal appeal.
We offer a range of internships in either Software Developing or Site-Reliability across North America, including the US and Canada. Our recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your resume.
As a Software Developer intern, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. Google is working to advance the state of the art in computing and build the next generation of intelligent systems for all Google products. To achieve this, we work on projects that utilize the latest computer science techniques developed by skilled software developers. Whether we're shaping the future of sustainability, optimizing algorithms, or pioneering AI systems, our teams strive to continuously progress science, advance society, and improve the lives of billions of people.
Software Developer Intern:
As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. We need our developers to be versatile, and enthusiastic in addressing new problems as we continue to push technology forward. You will design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions as you grow and evolve during your internship.
Site Reliability Intern:
Our developers create, fix, extend and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the bad actors of the internet. We drive reliability and performance on a massive scale. You will work on software development projects to keep important business-critical systems up and running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our services; from monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure.
Google is a software development company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, software developers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on 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 software developers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
The Canada base salary for this full-time position is CAD 102,000, determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
- Develop scripts to automate routine tasks.
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution to effectively solve problems.
- Apply knowledge gained in computer science courses to real world problems.
- Create and support a team including working with peers, managers, and teams.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
