Gould joined the writing staff of the first season of Breaking Bad in 2008 as a story editor. He wrote the first season episode "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal". The first season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for best new series at the February 2009 ceremony. Gould was promoted to executive story editor for the second season. He wrote the second season episodes "Bit by a Dead Bee" and "Better Call Saul". The writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the second season. Gould was promoted to producer for the third season and wrote the episode "Caballo sin nombre" and co-wrote the episode "Kafkaesque" with fellow producer George Mastras.