Software Engineer, gReach Program for People with Disabilities

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience with computer science (e.g., data structures, algorithms, and software design).
  
• Experience with programming in C++, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 1 year of experience with Unix/Linux or Windows environments, distributed systems, machine learning, information retrieval, and TCP/IP.
  
• Ability to communicate in English and Mandarin fluently to collaborate with colleagues and complete tasks.
  

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

The gReach Program is a 12 months paid up-skilling program for students and industry professionals with disabilities and vocation support candidates with a certificate issued by government. Participants will receive on-the-job-training and work on a range of projects. gReach Associates will be placed in teams across the business such as Device and Services, Software, Advertising Sales, User Support, Market HR, and Google Cloud.

gReach Associates will have the opportunity to be exposed to career opportunities at Google and further develop professional skills. Associates will learn to make an impact by working with teams on business-critical projects and collaborating with Googlers across a variety of functions.

*This role is exclusively for people with disabilities.

Google is an engineering 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, engineers 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 engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Work on a technical project to build solutions and gain exposure to scale and complexity.
• Develop technical skills, build confidence in abilities, and prepare for a career in computer science.
• Create and support a productive and innovative team, including working with peers, managers, and teams.
• Develop scripts to automate routine tasks.
• Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution to effectively solve real-world problems.