Google New Grad Software Engineer jobs
The L3 new grad role everyone benchmarks against — and the 2027 BS/MS req already came and went.
The Software Engineer, Early Career (L3) role
New grads join as L3 software engineers on a specific project, with opportunities to switch teams and projects as the business evolves. The PhD 2027-start reqs are pooled across AI and Infrastructure, Cloud, YouTube, Search and Ads rather than tied to one team, and candidates report team and location alignment late in the process. The 2026 BS/MS req added ‘experience using AI productivity tools’ to its minimum qualifications.
Google publishes no cohort size; it splits early-career SWE hiring into a BS/MS ‘Campus’ req and PhD ‘Early Career’ reqs, and the entry level is L3.
Google new grad salary
Base: $123,000–$174,000 (plus a 15% bonus target and equity) was the US range on the BS/MS ‘Software Engineer, Early Career, Campus’ req posted in August 2026, as preserved on a job mirror after Google removed the req; the live PhD 2027-start reqs, read on Google’s careers site on Oct 10, 2026, post $147,000–$210,000. Total comp: levels.fyi Google L3 US 25th–75th percentile, $180k–$224.75k (median $204k; n=59), Oct 2026.
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