Google Nigeria is Recruiting Interns – 5 Vacancies Available

Google is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Student Training in Engineering Program, STEP 2021 [click here for details]
2.) Research Intern (PhD) [click here for details]
3.) Research Intern (MSc) [click here for details]
4.) Software Engineering Intern (PhD) [click here for details]
5.) Software Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering Intern, 2021 (B.Sc / M.Sc) [click here for details]

Google is not a conventional company, and we don't intend to become one. True, we share attributes with the world's most successful organizations - a focus on innovation and smart business practices comes to mind - but even as we continue to grow, we're committed to retaining a small-company feel. At Google, we know that every employee has something important to say, and that every employee is integral to our success. We provide individually-tailored compensation packages that can be comprised of competitive salary, bonus, and equity components, along with the opportunity to earn further financial bonuses and rewards.

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine

About the Job

• Google is invested in increasing the number of future computer scientists and software developers, particularly those who are historically underrepresented in the field. Many aspiring computer scientists could benefit from a program that bridges the gap between academic study and a professional internship.
• The Student Training in Engineering Program (STEP) aims to do just that. The 12 week program offers students the opportunity to work on a software project alongside another STEP intern, with the support of full-time Googlers and a mentor. You will also attend trainings to enhance your technical and professional skills.
• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge gained in computer science courses to real-world challenges.
• Complete a challenging technical project with a team of Googlers and other STEP interns.
• Enhance your coding by using new tools and programming languages.
• Attend training sessions to build your professional skills and to help set you up for success.
• You will be matched with a Google engineer to mentor you throughout the internship.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently in your First or Second year of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Programming experience in either Java, C++ or Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Available for a full-time 12-week internship from 5th July to 24th September 2021.
• Returning to a full-time Bachelor’s degree for a minimum of two years after completing the Summer 2021 internship.
• Experience in programming outside of your university course.
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

Application Closing Date
11th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.
• 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):
  • In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
  • In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
• Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.
• This internship is intended for students in their first or second year of an accredited full-time Degree program in Computer Science or related technical fields, with an anticipated graduation date between 2023 and 2025.
• We especially encourage applications from students in underrepresented in the engineering and tech industry. For students graduating in 2021 and 2022, we encourage you to apply to the Software Engineering or Site Reliability Internship.
• By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; İstanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine

About the Job

• Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.
• At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.
• From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.
• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.
• Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Research experience in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision, and/or Machine Learning from previous internships, work, personal projects, and/or lab work.
• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
• Having published papers (being listed as author) at conferences (e.g. NIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, etc).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
• Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
• Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

Application Closing Date
24th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Process
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):

• In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
• In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
• Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note

• By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
• We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine

About the Job

• Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.
• At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.
• From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.
• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.
• Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience (classroom/work) in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning.
• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
• Experience with research from previous internships, full-time industry experience, personal projects, lab work, and/or published papers (being listed as author).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
• Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
• Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

Application Closing Date
24th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Process
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):

• In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
• In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
• Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note

• By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
• We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine

About the Job

• We offer a range of internships across EMEA in either Software Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering. Durations and start dates will vary according to project and location. Our recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your resume.

Software Engineering Intern:

• Google's Software Engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.
• As a Software Engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs.
• We need our engineers to be versatile and enthusiastic in tackling new problems as we continue to push technology forward. As a key member of a versatile team, you will design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions.

Site Reliability Intern:

• As a Site Reliability Engineering Intern, you will work on software development projects to keep important, revenue-critical systems up and running. Our engineers create, fix, extend and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the vagaries of the internet. We drive reliability and performance across a massive scale by mastering the full depth of the stack.
• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.
• Google is and always will be an engineering company. 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Research, conceive and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google's product offering.
• Contribute to a wide variety of projects using natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, machine learning and search technologies.
• Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to data and information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Coding experience in one of the following programming languages: C++, Java, Python or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

• Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.
• Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
• Demonstrated background in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design.
• Knowledge of UNIX / Linux or Windows environments, as well as APIs.
• Familiarity with TCP / IP and network programming.

Application Closing Date
4th December, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.
• 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):
  • In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
  • In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
    • Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.
• By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000; Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine

About the Job

• We offer a range of internships in either Software Engineering or Site-Reliability Engineering across EMEA. Durations and start dates will vary according to project and location
• Our recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your resume
• As a Software Engineering or Site Reliability Intern, you‘ll work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs.

Software Engineering Intern:

• As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs
• We need our engineers 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, and our fast-paced business, grow and evolve during your internship.

Site Reliability Intern:

• Our engineers create, fix, extend and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the vagaries of the internet. We drive reliability and performance across a massive scale. You will work on software development projects to keep important revenue-critical systems up and running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting-edge services; from monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure.
• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.
• Google is and always will be an engineering company. 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Research, conceive and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google's product offering.
• Contribute to a wide variety of projects using natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, machine learning and search technologies. learning and search technologies.
• Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to data and information.
• Utilize exposure to large-scale production software troubleshooting.
• Help maintain mission critical services.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience with Data Structures or Algorithms from university, an internship, open source hobby coding, or other practical experience.
• Coding experience in one of the following programming languages: C++, Java, Python or Go.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.
• Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
• Internship or work experience (i.e. research assistant, teaching assistant, personal projects, etc) programming in either: C++, Java, Python or Go.
• Experience with one or more of the following: web application development, Unix / Linux, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

Application Closing Date
4th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.
• 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):
  • In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume.
  • In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
• Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.
• By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai - United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; İstanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000.