Apprenticeship in Application Development, Informatiker:in EFZ Applikationsentwicklung

Minimum qualifications

• Graduate of the highest level of secondary school.
• Academic grades in the average of 4.5 or higher.
• Completed Multicheck (ICT).
• Ability to communicate in English and German fluently, to interact with stakeholders and schools.

• First experience and strong interest in writing code.
• Passion for new technologies and a strong motivation to learn.
• Genuine enthusiasm for reading technical texts.
• Demonstrated logical and abstract thinking.

A professional team of vocational trainers (Berufsbildner:innen) will guide and support you during your 4-year apprenticeship with Google. After a 1-year foundation course (Basislehrjahr) you will join your Google team in Zurich and will be fully engaged in existing and new projects that will challenge you and lay the foundation for a successful future as an application developer.

As a Computer Scientist Apprentice focused on Application Development, you'll dive into software design and development, working alongside various front‑end and back‑end teams across Google's product suite. This immersive experience will expose you to the varied roles and career paths within this dynamic field.

We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to You Tube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

• Proactively analyze a range of problems, identify potential solutions, and implement them effectively.
• Foster strong collaboration within your team, clearly communicating ideas and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑documented code that aligns with project requirements, and conduct solid testing to ensure functionality and reliability.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.