Software Engineer, PhD, Early Career, 2026

About the role

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the technical goal for next-generation distributed systems
• Design, develop, and implement scalable, reliable, and high-performance large-scale distributed systems
• Apply specialized research expertise to the design, analysis, and development of complex systems across the stack
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues by analyzing root causes and impact
• Write and review code, ensuring adherence to best practices in style, accuracy, testability, and efficiency

What you need

• Data structures
• System design
• Python
• Java
• C++
• Machine learning
• PhD or B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA

Good to have

• C
• NLP
• GCP