Security Engineer, AI Agent Security

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 141,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer for its AI Agent Security team to safeguard users and developers. The role focuses on identifying threats, designing defenses against vulnerabilities in AI systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for robust security solutions. This position offers competitive salary packages and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in security assessments or design reviews.
• 2 years experience in security engineering, computer/network security.
• Experience in coding with general purpose languages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on novel security threats targeting AI.
• Design and evaluate defense mechanisms against identified threats.
• Collaborate with teams to develop scalable security solutions.

Skills

Security assessments

Vulnerability analysis

Pen testing

Coding

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD in Computer Science

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling and common attack vectors, and mitigation principles.
• 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• 2 years of experience in security research, vulnerability analysis, pen testing, or a similar role, including analyzing systems, identifying security weaknesses, and thinking like an attacker.
  
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling and common attack vectors, and mitigation principles.
• 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• 2 years of experience in security research, vulnerability analysis, pen testing, or a similar role, including analyzing systems, identifying security weaknesses, and thinking like an attacker.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with a specialization in Security, AI/ML, or a related area.
• Experience in security research contributions (e.g., publications in relevant security/machine learning venues, common vulnerabilities and exposures conference talks, open-source tools).
• Experience in AI/ML security research, including areas like adversarial ML, prompt injection, model extraction, or privacy-preserving machine learning.
• Experience developing or evaluating security controls for large-scale systems.
• Experience in secure coding practices, vulnerability analysis, security architecture, and web security.
• Familiarity with the architecture and potential failure modes of LLMs and AI agent systems.
  
  

About The Job

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to identify, analyze, and understand novel security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors targeting AI agents and underlying LLMs (e.g., advanced prompt injection, data exfiltration, adversarial manipulation, attacks on reasoning/planning).
• Design, prototype, evaluate, and refine innovative defense mechanisms and mitigation strategies against identified threats, spanning model-based defenses, runtime controls, and detection techniques.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits and testing methodologies to validate vulnerabilities and assess the effectiveness of proposed defenses.
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams to translate research findings into practical, scalable security solutions deployable across Google's agent ecosystem.
• Stay current with the AI security, adversarial ML, and related security fields through literature review, conference attendance, and community engagement.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

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