Google, Inc.

Engineering Practicum Intern

June - September 2019 • Sunnyvale, CA

What I liked

Very supportive team members that are willing to help interns work through their projects, flexible working hours, amazing employee benefits

What I wish was different

No reservations about my internship

Advice

Don’t be scared to ask questions if you’re stuck or confused while working on your project. People are super helpful

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Engineering practicum intern

May - August 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

I liked how open the environment was. People were willing to talk about their work and their projects. It was really cool to be able to reach out for coffee chats and chat with other employees! Also since their intern program is big, it was well organized and planned out, and you had many opportunities to interact with other interns.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Babysitting

August 2019 • Cashton, WI

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Make sure it is something you enjoy and could do whether or not you got paid

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Software Engineering Intern

June - September 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Don't be intimidated by the other interns, everyone's there to just do their best.

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BOLD Intern

June - August 2019 • Austin, TX

What I liked

I loved the people who I worked with and the free breakfast and lunch.

What I wish was different

I wish the the Google Cloud organization was a bit more organize, because there was always a lot of confusion.

Advice

Don't be afraid to pitch your ideas to management, because they are probably great ideas. Be willing to learn as much as possible, and grow your Google network as large as you can while you are there.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

I enjoyed how much I was supported by my coworkers and how they trusted me to work on something important and lead that project.

What I wish was different

I should have prepared more personally to work in C++ which is a language I hadn't used in awhile.

Advice

It is difficult but so rewarding. They really gave me the opportunity to grow, fail fast and safely, and ultimately become a better engineer.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

money and connections

What I wish was different

Advice

Do lots of other fun things besides work. Request remote access in case you ever feel like you have to stay late.

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Engineering Practicum Intern

May - August 2019 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

The internship really helped me grow in a lot of areas of Computer Science. I learned so many new things and was able to gain a better perspective of what it is like to work at a large tech company like Google. Google provides their interns with so many resources to aid your internship experience. I truly couldn't have asked for a better summer experience.

What I wish was different

I wish that interns were given more responsibility. A lot of intern projects never end up getting implemented.

Advice

Ask as many questions as possible. Everyone at Google is so willing to help and asking questions is such a good way to take advantage of the little amount of time you spend there.

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Software Engineering Intern

June - September 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

Fantastic amenities, interesting work experience

What I wish was different

Advice

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Frontend Software Engineer

May - August 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

Opportunity to work for a large company, hands on experience working on important projects

What I wish was different

More diversity within the office

Advice

Believe in yourself! You’re there for a reason!

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Sunnyvale, CA

What I liked

The benefits, the project, and the people.

What I wish was different

The conversion process to get the full time offer took super long.

Advice

Ask questions!

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Human Resources Intern

June - August 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

Google is a great company

What I wish was different

The location

Advice

Trust what you are learning at morehouse.

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Software Engineering Intern

June - September 2019 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

A great chance to learn from the most amazing minds in the world.

What I wish was different

Advice

Just be ready to unlearn everything you know about technology.

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Software Engineer

May - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

The environment is friendly. People are nice.

What I wish was different

The team is a little bit boring and more like repeated work every day.

Advice

Select the team you really like. Don't hesitate to ask questions.

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Engineering Practicum Intern

June - September 2019 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

- mentorship network - intern community - project

What I wish was different

- faster pushing process - to be higher-impact (since Google is such a big company) - return offer process

Advice

- very, very worth it.

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Engineering Practicum Intern

May - August 2019 • Sunnyvale, CA

What I liked

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the company. It was very calm, inclusive, and welcoming. I learned SO much this summer and had so many opportunities to grow. I loved the people I worked with and was made to feel like a real part of the team I was placed on.

What I wish was different

At google you have some control over your summer project/concentration but because of the sheer size of the company it’s difficult to be able to choose your “dream project”.

Advice

Applying early really helped streamline my application process to go as quickly as possible.

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Engineering Practicum Intern

May - August 2019 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

The focus of the internship was learning and supporting younger interns, and I feel that I got a lot out of my summer because of that. Engineering Practicum (EP) interns are in a pod with another EP intern and two managers, all on one larger team of full time engineers. The full team really embraced my podmate and I, helping us and giving career and life advice during our conversations. My manager helped me explore topics I was interested in and integrate that knowledge into my project. In addition, there was a lot of social support. Every EP intern had a mentor who had some connection to their own life (same college, part of same minority group, etc.), and this relationship was super beneficial during my time at Google. In addition to the mentor program, there are many programs for continuing your education, such as mini classes or lecture series, and interns are encouraged to take advantage of these. I got to learn more about ML as well as about cooking and personal finance. Additionally, our project will actually be used by our team, so our team was invested in supporting us. This summer, I measurably got better at programming and reading code and learning how to learn new technologies, and I am much more prepared for my CS classes this year as well as my next internship.

What I wish was different

I think the pod structure was beneficial, and I wish we had pair programmed sometimes. However, I think that is more a reflection on the other interns rather than the internship program--the lack of collaboration culture with the other interns really showed how unique Mudd's CS program is.

Advice

Definitely take advantage of company resources in lieu of working on your project sometimes. So many people want to help and give advice, and your managers are told to encourage this as well. Also, I had a great experience working in a satellite office (instead of the Bay Area or New York), so I recommend this as well.

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Engineering Practicum Intern

May - August 2018 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

A chance to see all of the new technology that Google developed and get to participate in all company events.

What I wish was different

A different project.

Advice

Apply there as a freshman or a sophomore, and learn about what kind of projects you want to do before going through the project pool.

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Engineering practicum intern

May - August 2018 • Sunnyvale, CA

What I liked

I learned a lot! I had a really great team. The perks are awesome (!). And some of my code was open sourced, which has been a great thing to have on my resume/Github.

What I wish was different

Advice

As an intern, you are there to learn! Don't be afraid to ask questions. Teams host interns because they *want* to contribute to their personal and professional development. It's hard to internalize but so important.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

My intern host and team members were very helpful during my internship. I got to know them personally, had time to explore the city during weekends, and improved myself professionally. It was a coherent experience. I liked the office too.