June 3rd is a day that will go down in my history books. It is not only the day when my internship commenced, but it is also the first time I stepped outside the boundaries of my country Kenya. From the onset, I knew it was going to be one hell of an e…
Introduction: Kanako, a former BOLD Engineering Intern studying Computer Science at Waseda University in Japan, writes about her experience attending the Google Technical Workshop featuring GLIDE event. Have you ever been to an event with 100 female c…
Hola a todos!Wow! It has been only 5 weeks since my internship started and Google already feels like home (and that’s not easy considering that my hometown is 6,000 miles away!).I moved with my wife and son (see picture here – he is the cute one!) to…
Cross-posted from the Google Africa BlogEarlier this month we hosted 148 of the 170 university students selected as 2012-2013 Google Student Ambassadors in Nairobi, Kenya for the first-ever SSA Ambassador Summit. These students – most of whom were trav…
Hi everyone!皆さん、初めまして。APMインターンの赤阪です！The characters on the divider say ぐーぐる”(Google)but look like steam coming out of a bath.”It’s been three weeks since I’ve started my internship at Google and it…
Introduction: Last week you met the interns who we’re featuring in this year’s edition of Diary of a Summer Intern. To officially kick the series off, Jess Virdó talks about her first few weeks as a Google intern.Hello, internet!The end of my first mo…
Budding novelists, poets and philosophers: you’ve probably had moments when you wished you had one of the greats around to provide a bit of help with your coursework. You may have imagined Bill Shakespeare fixing the rhythm of your sonnet or Dickens …
Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogYou may already be familiar with some shortcuts for Google Search, like using the search box as a calculator or finding local movie showtimes by typing [movies] and your zip code. But there are many more tips, …
It’s that time of year when Google offices around the globe seem to grow exponentially as interns join teams for a summer full of hard work, and of course, lots of fun. To give you an inside look into the life of a Google intern, we’re starting up …
Are you a Computer Science PhD student interested in a career at Google? We have a Hangout on Air just for you. Come learn more about opportunities for PhDs in non-traditional research roles at Google. Did you know that we have a variety of technical …
Cross-posted from the Google Research BlogA doctoral degree is arguably the ultimate end goal of a modern education. But with the research opportunities now available in industry and the lure of the start-up, why do students pursue this advanced academ…
What do you get when you combine Googlers, technical students, trivia, puzzles, Legos, coding problems and a healthy dose of competition? None other than Google Games.Google Games ChicagoGoogle Games brings students from all over the U.S. to local Goog…
Improving computer science education in EMEA is an important goal for Google, and our impact starts long before a university CS degree. Through the Google EMEA Computer Science 4 High School (CS4HS) Program, we provide funding to 49 university led CS e…
Today we’re featuring one of our roles within software engineering: the Site Reliability Engineer, or SRE. We sat down with Andrew Widdowson, who joined Google in 2007, to give you an inside look into the role. If you’re interested in applying for…
At Google, our goal is to create a diverse workplace that represents our users. We work in teams to do cool stuff that matters and know you do too. As a member of the Veteran community, you have demonstrated a commitment to the core values of impact an…