Engineering Manager, AI Safety & Abuse Protection

Google; New Jersey; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Egregious Abuse Protection space in New Jersey. You will lead a team of software engineers, shape the technical roadmap with cross-functional partners, and drive scalable, privacy-conscious systems to defend users against egregious harms across multiple product areas.

You will mentor engineers, balance technical trade-offs, and influence governance with stakeholders to deliver robust defensive infrastructure that aligns with Google's mission and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and lead a team of software engineers, cultivating a healthy and high-trust engineering culture.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Legal, Policy, and Trust and Safety to define, prioritize, and deliver the multi-year technical roadmap specifically for the VE and NCII verticals.
• Guide the technical direction of your team, ensuring the design and deployment of robust, privacy-sensitive, and highly scalable distributed systems for abuse detection and mitigation.
• Act as the primary engineering liaison for VE and NCII initiatives across different Product Areas, driving alignment and the seamless integration of centralized safety systems.
• Set the bar for engineering standards and drive initiatives that improve developer velocity, system reliability, and operational health, maintaining strict Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for critical safety infrastructure.

Skills

Outcomes ownership

Decision making

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder influence

AI/LLM integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Generative AI tools

Job description

Google is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Egregious Abuse Protection space in New Jersey. You will lead a team of software engineers, shape the technical roadmap with cross-functional partners, and drive scalable, privacy-conscious systems to defend users against egregious harms across multiple product areas.

You will mentor engineers, balance technical trade-offs, and influence governance with stakeholders to deliver robust defensive infrastructure that aligns with Google's mission and