“Be your authentic self, put your best foot forward and apply for that role!”
Oiza Sadiq, Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google (Google blog, “From Lagos to London, this marketer is making an impact”, January 2022). This is one person’s account of a marketing programme, not a guide to what your own process will involve.
There is no fixed Google graduate scheme. As of 17 October 2026, Google Careers shows 12 UK postings at Intern and Apprentice level, all for Summer 2027 (Official). The bachelor’s and master’s internships we read in full are in London: the Associate Product Manager (APM) BS/MS Intern and the Associate Product Marketing Manager (APMM) BS/MS Intern (both close 13 November 2026), the Software Engineering / Site Reliability Engineering BS/MS Intern (closes 23 October 2026), the Forward Deployed Engineering BS/MS Intern (13 November 2026) and the Product Deployment Engineer BS/MS Intern (20 November 2026). All five are for students in their penultimate or final year, so none is open to someone who has already graduated. Every fact below is labelled Official (from Google), Reported (third party, dated) or Not published. Google’s Students, How we hire and benefits pages load with JavaScript and returned no readable content, so we say so where it matters.
Google graduate scheme 2026/27 at a glance
| Detail | Status on 17 Oct 2026 | Label |
|---|---|---|
| One fixed Google graduate scheme? | No. Google’s Students menu lists Internships, Early career and Apprenticeships as separate sections | Official |
| London APM BS/MS Intern, 2027 | Open; apply before 13 November 2026; rolling review | Official |
| APM length and start | 12 weeks full time, starting May, June or July 2027 | Official |
| London APMM BS/MS Intern, 2027 | Open; apply before 13 November 2026; minimum 13 weeks | Official |
| Eligibility | Penultimate or final year of a full-time bachelor’s or master’s at an EMEA institution; located in the UK for the whole internship | Official |
| London Software Engineering / SRE BS/MS Intern, 2027 | Open; apply before 23 October 2026; rolling review; minimum 13 weeks | Official |
| London Forward Deployed Engineering BS/MS Intern, 2027 | Open; apply before 13 November 2026; rolling review; minimum 13 weeks | Official |
| London Product Deployment Engineer BS/MS Intern (gTech Ads), 2027 | Open; apply before 20 November 2026; rolling review; minimum 13 weeks | Official |
| Visa sponsorship | Not offered for any of the five internships we read | Official |
| Time to hear back | “can take upwards of 90+ days” | Official |
| Opening date of 5 October 2026 | Not visible in the posting text we could read | Reported |
| London APM full-time graduate roles | No dates published on the pages we could read | Not published |
| STEP and BOLD internships, UK 2027 | No UK posting found | Not published |
| UK apprenticeships | No posting found | Not published |
| Pay for the London internships | Not stated in either posting | Not published |
When does the Google graduate scheme open?
There is no single opening date. Google posts each role on its own timetable. The Software Engineering / SRE internship closes on 23 October 2026, 6 days after this page was checked. The APM, APMM and Forward Deployed Engineering internships close on 13 November 2026 (27 days) and the Product Deployment Engineer internship on 20 November 2026 (34 days). Google says it reviews applications on a rolling basis and encourages early applications (Official, from the APM posting). A 5 October 2026 opening date is circulating online; the posting text we could read does not repeat it, so treat it as reported.
Google has not published opening or closing dates for London APM full-time graduate roles on the pages we could read. Claims online about STEP and a November APM window could not be checked against any Google page, so we do not state them. Set up Google job alerts and read our guide on when to apply for graduate jobs for timing habits that apply to any employer.
Which Google early-career routes can UK graduates apply for?
Associate Product Manager (APM) intern. You work on a product project in a team matched to your education, interests and skills. Google lists these responsibilities: understanding markets, competition and user requirements; launching and testing features and iterating quickly; and working with Engineering, Marketing, Legal and UX. Minimum qualifications include being enrolled in a degree in product management, computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, statistics or a related technical field, plus relevant practical experience in software development or product management, delivering technical presentations, and leading entrepreneurial or outreach efforts. Preferred qualifications include applying AI or ML concepts in a project. The posting does not mention conversion to a full-time job.
Associate Product Marketing Manager (APMM) intern. You run a marketing project inside one product area, such as go-to-market plans or campaign measurement. Any bachelor’s or master’s programme qualifies, with relevant marketing, brand, consulting, agency or technology experience. Google adds that interns “may be considered for full-time roles in the APMM Program”, which it calls its early-career marketing programme (Official).
STEP and BOLD internships. Prosple UK names a BOLD (Build Opportunities for Leadership & Development) internship (Reported, undated). We found no UK STEP or BOLD posting on Google Careers, and Google’s own internships page returned no readable content.
Engineering internships. The Software Engineering / SRE BS/MS Intern asks for a bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or a related technical field, experience with data structures or algorithms and coding in Python, C, C++, Java or JavaScript (Official). It closes 23 October 2026 and runs a minimum of 13 weeks. The Product Deployment Engineer role (gTech Ads) and Forward Deployed Engineering role (Google Cloud) also need technical degrees and coding experience. Google Careers also lists MBA, PhD and data centre internships in London, which this page does not cover.
Other early-career roles. A UK search at Early level returned seven roles, including a Technical Program Manager role and a Data Center Technician role, but no graduate software engineer posting. In London, Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube, Early Careers (Spanish, English) asks for a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience and fluent Spanish and English (Official).
Apprenticeships. Google’s navigation links to an Apprenticeships page described as a “work-and-study program”. Its body could not be read and a UK keyword search for “apprentice” returned no postings, so UK apprenticeship details are not published on the pages we could read.
Who can apply to the Google graduate scheme routes?
- Degree: the APM role asks for a technical or quantitative subject, and the Software Engineering / SRE role for computer science or a related technical field. The APMM role accepts any bachelor’s or master’s programme. Neither posting states a minimum classification, so no 2:1 or 2:2 requirement is published. If you are on the borderline, see our guide to graduate jobs you can still get with a 2:2.
- Graduation window: all five internships are for students in their penultimate or final year at an institution in the EMEA region.
- Right to work: the five postings say applicants are not eligible for immigration sponsorship and must be located in the UK throughout. Our reading is that you need existing UK right to work; check with Google if unsure.
- Accommodations: the postings link an Accommodations for Applicants form.
How Google hires: what is published and what is only reported
Google’s How we hire page promises an overview “to help you prepare and apply for roles and internships” and its interview tips page is described as “You’ve made it to the interview stage!” (both from the page descriptions), but the body of both loads with JavaScript and was empty for us. Google has not published a stage-by-stage list, test lengths or decision timings on the pages we could read.
What the postings confirm (Official):
- Apply through your Google Careers profile with an up-to-date CV and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Select “Now attending” under Degree Status to upload it.
- Put your expected graduation month and year and your availability on the CV.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and hearing back “can take upwards of 90+ days”.
- If you hear nothing in three months, Google says it has likely proceeded with other candidates, though recruiters may contact you about a different match.
- For the APM role, the team and projects are decided from your education, interests and skills.
Candidate accounts online describe a recruiter call, a coding assessment, interviews and a hiring committee. We could not verify that sequence or its timings from Google, so we do not state it as fact. Software engineer Beyza Bozbey, in an article published by Google on Bright Network, says it took her several attempts over about two years to get a full-time offer, that she wishes she had asked clarifying questions and explained her thinking in her first interview, and that practising by hand on paper helped. That is one engineer’s account, not an APM or APMM process.
How to prepare for a Google application
Build the CV around the posting
Show projects you launched, tested and improved, any technical presentations, and any team or society you led. Format it so it survives screening; our guide to ATS-friendly CVs covers this.
Order your transcript now
It is a required document and the posting asks for it in English.
Skip the cover letter unless asked
The postings list a CV and a transcript only. For other employers, use our cover letter guide.
Practise thinking aloud
Ask clarifying questions before answering, as Bozbey advises. For general interview habits, use our graduate assessment centre guide and the assessment centre survival guide. Google does not describe an assessment centre in the pages we could read, so treat those guides as practice, not a preview.
Apply early
Rolling review means an application in the first week is read before the closing date pressure builds.
Google graduate scheme salary and benefits
Google has not published a pay figure for either London internship, and the Google Careers help centre’s salary range page is about US-based postings. The postings do say that Google stock unit (GSU) grants “are not guaranteed, are discretionary” and are granted by Alphabet Inc. (Official). Google’s benefits page returned no readable content, so Google has not published a UK benefits list on the pages we could read. Prosple UK lists health insurance, an employee assistance programme, paid holidays, parental leave, sick leave, remote working, flexible work arrangements, childcare, educational reimbursement and fitness programmes (Reported, undated).
Reported pay is thin. On 17 October 2026, Glassdoor showed four London “SWE New Grad” submissions: £60,000 to £70,000 (July 2023), £60,000 (August 2025), £106,000 (March 2026) and £83,000 to £97,000 (August 2026). Four entries cannot support an average, and Glassdoor does not say whether they were graduate-entry roles. Glassdoor’s London Associate Product Manager page gives an average base of about £45,000 (range £37,000 to £54,000), but across all employers, not Google alone. To see take-home pay on any figure, use our paycheck calculator.
FAQ
Where are Google’s UK graduate roles based?
All five internships we read are in London, and you must be in the UK throughout (Official). Every UK early-career posting we read in full was in London.
Google graduate scheme vs other tech graduate schemes
Google posts early-career roles one at a time and, on the pages we could read, publishes no rotation structure. That is closer to Microsoft and IBM, which our guides describe as hiring role by role, than to a fixed-cohort scheme. Amazon splits into operations and software development routes, and the BT graduate scheme is a rotational programme with a register-your-interest route for 2027. For side-by-side reads, see Amazon vs Google, Microsoft vs Google and Google vs J.P. Morgan.
What is the Google graduate scheme?
It is not one programme. Google hires early-career talent through separate postings. As of 17 October 2026 the open London routes we read in full are the APM, APMM, Software Engineering / SRE, Forward Deployed Engineering and Product Deployment Engineer BS/MS internships for Summer 2027 (Official).
How much does a Google graduate earn in the UK?
Google has not published a UK graduate salary on the pages we could read. Reported Glassdoor submissions for London New Grad software engineers range from £60,000 to £106,000, but there are only four, so they are not an average.
What is the Google APM Program?
For London, the live posting we could read is an APM BS/MS Intern role (12 weeks, Summer 2027). Google has not published the length or structure of a full-time APM programme on the pages we could read; figures of 18 to 24 months quoted elsewhere could not be verified.
What is Google STEP?
STEP is commonly described as Google’s internship for earlier-year students, but we could not confirm that on a Google page. We found no UK STEP posting for 2027 on Google Careers, and Google’s STEP page could not be read, so check Google Careers directly.
What does the Google interview process look like?
Google has not published stages or timings on the pages we could read. The postings confirm a CV and transcript application, rolling review and a wait of 90 days or more. Candidate accounts of later stages are reported only.
When do Google graduate applications open?
There is no single date. The London Software Engineering / SRE internship for Summer 2027 closes on 23 October 2026, the APM, APMM and Forward Deployed Engineering internships on 13 November 2026 and the Product Deployment Engineer internship on 20 November 2026 (Official). A 5 October 2026 opening date is reported, but is not visible in the posting text.
When does the London APM Intern application close?
Applications must be completed before 13 November 2026, with rolling review, so apply early (Official).
Does Google sponsor visas for the APM Intern role?
No. The posting says individuals applying are not eligible for immigration sponsorship, and you must be in the UK for the whole internship.
What documents do I need?
A current CV and a transcript in English, official or unofficial (PDF preferred), with your expected graduation date and availability on the CV.
Can I apply if I have already graduated?
Not to these internships, which are for students in their penultimate or final year. Google has not published dates for London APM graduate roles on the pages we could read, so watch job alerts.
Do I need a computer science degree?
For the APM internship, the minimum qualifications name product management, computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, statistics or a related technical field. The Software Engineering / SRE internship asks for computer science or a related technical field. The APMM internship accepts any bachelor’s or master’s programme.
How long will it take to hear back from Google?
Google says it “can take upwards of 90+ days”. After three months with no news, it says it has likely proceeded with other candidates for that role.
Does Google pay its UK interns?
The London postings do not state pay. Glassdoor shows an “estimate” on its APM intern listing, which we do not treat as pay.
Side by side: comparing Google with another employer? Read Amazon vs Google, Microsoft vs Google and Google vs J.P. Morgan.
Next steps
If you are a penultimate or final-year student, the routes open today are the London internships: Software Engineering / SRE (apply before 23 October 2026), APM and APMM (before 13 November 2026), plus the Forward Deployed Engineering and Product Deployment Engineer roles linked above. If you have already graduated, set a Google job alert and compare routes on our graduate scheme hub. Confirm everything on Google Careers before you submit.
