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The engineer’s life at Google

Our mission – to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful – requires exceptional thinking and technical expertise.

Here are some of the things we do to facilitate a motivated, inspired workforce:

• We work in small teams to promote spontaneity, creativity and speed.
• We listen to every idea, on the theory that any Googler can come up with the next breakthrough.
• We provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality.
• We offer our engineers “20-percent time” so that they’re free to work on what they’re really passionate about. Google Suggest, AdSense for Content and Orkut are among the many products of this perk.

Check out Google services and tools and Google Labs for more on what we’re working on.

What’s it like to work in Engineering, Operations & IT?

We find it exciting to work on solving the most fascinating and difficult problems in computer science and making a positive difference in tens of millions of lives every day.

Ours is an environment that celebrates diversity and promotes career progression. We take extraordinarily good care of our employees because they're our most valuable asset. We work hard to find the world's best engineers, and we work equally hard to keep them here.

Would you like to be a Google engineer?

Our search for the world’s best engineers extends, well, around the world – tying in perfectly with our dedication to promoting a diverse workplace. Our engineering offices are also distributed worldwide, from Ann Arbor to Zurich.

Speaking of search, that’s only one of many things we do. Our pursuits extend to just about every area of computer science, including information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression and user interface design.

The result is that the backgrounds of Google engineers vary enormously. The trait we share is enthusiasm for the challenge of making the world a better place through the intelligent application of information technology.

We’re looking for people who:

• Have broad knowledge and expertise in many different areas of computer science and mathematics
• Have world-class programming skills
• Have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Are passionate about their work and are great colleagues
• Enjoy working in a high-energy, unstructured environment on very small project teams
• Have diverse interests and skills

View our Engineering and Operations & IT openings.