Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to level up in your career? If so, the good news is that search giant Google is currently hiring for new talent, and lots of available roles don’t even require you to leave your house.
While Google’s selection of remote roles isn’t quite as expansive as other tech companies like Microsoft, over 50 WFH-friendly positions are currently available, with specialisms ranging from sales to cybersecurity.
We’ve rounded up some examples of roles that are currently up for grabs, and also paint a picture of what it could be like to work at the Silicon Valley mega weight from home, to help bring your fully-remote dreams closer to reality.
Fully Remote Jobs at Google for January 2025
Want to know the best way to fight the January blues? Landing your dream job at Google.
At the time of writing, Google is hiring for 56 fully remote positions – 34 more than this time last month. While these roles require employees to report to offices across the US, they’re still able to be carried out remotely. It’s worth looking at the the job listings’ ‘remote location’, however, as certain roles are only hiring remote workers based in specific states.
Take a look at some of Google’s fully remote roles, alongside their remote location, below:
- Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager (Remote location: California, USA)
- Field Sales Representative II, Google Public Sector (Remote location: Florida, USA)
- Field Sales Representative III, Google Public Sector (Remote location: California, USA)
- Cloud Security Platform Engineer, Google Public Sector (Remote location: Anywhere in the USA)
- Senior Cyber Security Consultant, Public Sector (Remote locations: Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, USA)
- Senior Field Sales Representative, Navy, Google Public Sector (Remote location: South Carolina, USA)
- Partner Engineering Manager, Security, Google Cloud (Remote location: California, USA)
- Business Intelligence Sales Specialist III, Google Cloud (Remote location: Florida, USA)
- Cyber Defense Detection Engineer, Mandiant, Google Cloud (Remote location: Ohio, USA)
Take a look at Google’s career page to browse through more remote-friendly job listings.
What Is It Like to Work at Google Remotely?
While Google may no longer unanimously be seen as the best place to work in Silicon Valley, the Mountain View tech company still offers an abundance of in-office perks, including exciting bonuses like free meals from one of its micro kitchens and free access to its on-site gyms. But does this mean that remote employees will be missing out? Well, not entirely.
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Remote workers are still entitled to enviable paid time off (PTO) packages, enabling them to take an adequate amount of time off whether they’re sick, going on vacation, or about to take on more caregiving responsibilities. Google also covers the cost of gym memberships for fully-remote employees, to encourage fitness and to help workers reduce stress. These perks, combined with the obvious privilege of working from home, will make working at Google a dream opportunity for many.
But the search giant isn’t the only tech company opening its arms to remote workers, as we explore next.
What Other Top Companies Are Hiring For Fully Remote Roles?
Working at Google will likely be the pinnacle of most people’s careers, but it’s not the only prominent tech company seeking out remote workers.
Microsoft has been a flexible working pioneer since the early days of the pandemic and is bucking the return to office (RTO) trend in 2025 by letting employees work from wherever they’re most productive. While the company officially has a hybrid model in place, it’s also actively hiring for a huge number of fully remote roles, with over 900 WFH-friendly opportunities available this month alone.
Streaming giant Spotify is also renowned for its flexible ‘Work From Anywhere’ policy which supports employees to work wherever they want, while short-term rental platform Airbnb’s ‘Live and Work Anywhere’ program also champions workers to work from anywhere around the globe. The truth is that if you really want to ditch the office in 2025, chances are you’ll be able to – as long as you know where to look. There are plenty of companies committed to remote work in 2025.
For more exciting job listings, check out our guide to fully-remote jobs you can apply for this January.
