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Waterloo, Canada

Software Developer Intern, PhD, Summer 2026

Internship
Technology & Digital
Software engineering
Posted:
January 6, 2026

Google

Global internet search & technology leader
84.2
Palpable Score
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About the job

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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 Developing 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 most cutting-edge services, monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure.

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

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The Canada base salary for this full-time position is CAD 96,000, 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.

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About the company

Google

Company overview
Google is a technology company that builds consumer and enterprise products used worldwide, including Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, and Gmail. Google also operates Google Cloud, offering infrastructure and platform services for businesses and public sector organisations. The company earns a large share of revenue from advertising products tied to Search and YouTube, alongside growing cloud and subscription businesses. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet.

Locations and presence

Google has major office hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, alongside a wide global office footprint. Google roles are commonly tied to specific office locations, with public reporting in 2025 describing tighter rules for remote arrangements and a stronger push toward hybrid attendance for employees who live near an office.

Palpable Score

84.2
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Google offers multiple well-known entry paths for students and graduates, and Google publishes unusually detailed hiring and interviewer-calibration practices that are designed to reduce bias. The main constraint on the score is early-career stability: public reporting about restructures, buyouts, and stricter location rules makes outcomes less predictable than the brand reputation alone would suggest.
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