9) Google

Google’s HBCU engagement includes the HBCU Career Readiness partnership (digital-skills training via Grow with Google) and the long-running Tech Exchange program with HBCUs/HSIs, while university internships remain the main conversion path to full-time roles. Use a Tech Exchange/CS project as your portfolio anchor, then apply early to business or engineering internships.
Programs to watch: Tech Exchange (immersive semester experience) and Google University Internships (SWE, SRE, PM, UX, marketing).
Tips: Turn your course project into a polished repo with issues backlog, tests, and a brief “what I’d do next” section—shows engineering maturity.
Apply: Google Internships • Students — Google Careers