# Software Engineering or SRE, PhD Intern, 2027 [Google](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/google.md) · London · United Kingdom · [Generalist Tech Internships / Programmes / Graduate Schemes](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/generalist-tech-internships-programmes-graduate-schemes.md) Google is hiring a Software Engineering or SRE, PhD Intern, 2027 in London. Posted 2026-08-17; applications close 2026-10-16. **Apply**: https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/80037545080955590-software-engineering-or-sre-phd-intern-2027 Posted 14h ago. ## Role details ## Internship Opportunities (EMEA) We offer internships in either Software Engineering or Site-Reliability Engineering across EMEA. Durations and start dates vary by project and location. Your placement will be determined by our recruitment team based on your resume. ### Software Engineering Intern As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. You will design, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions while you grow and evolve during your internship. ### Site Reliability Intern Our engineers create, fix, extend, and scale code to keep it working and to harden it against threats on the internet. You will work on software development projects to help keep important, business-critical systems up and running—from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to service maintenance, and from monitoring and alerts to building automation infrastructure. ## Responsibilities - Research, conceive, and develop software applications to extend and improve 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. - Utilize exposure to large-scale production software troubleshooting. - Help maintain mission-critical services. ## Minimum Qualifications - Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field in the EMEA region, and in your penultimate or final year of education. - Experience working with data structures and algorithms during coursework, projects, research, internships, or practical experience in school or work (e.g., open-source coding). - Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Go, etc.). ## Preferred Qualifications - Relevant practical or internship experience (e.g., research assistant, teaching assistant, personal projects, etc.) with programming in C++, Java, Python, or Go. - Research experience in areas such as algorithms, architecture, artificial intelligence, compilers, database, data mining, distributed systems, machine learning, networking, or systems. - Relevant practical or internship experience with one or more of the following: web application development, Unix/Linux, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, NLP, networking, developing large software systems, or security software development. - Ability to complete a 13–17 week full-time internship in the UK starting in either May, June, or July 2027. ## About Google 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. Engineers at Google work across areas such as scalability and storage, large-scale applications, and new platforms for developers. ## Applying to this role This Software Engineering or SRE, PhD Intern, 2027 role at Google runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications. 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