Security Engineer, AI Protection

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Trust and Safety Security Engineer to lead AI safety and security initiatives across Cloud and Workspace. You will act as a subject matter expert, identifying threats, translating findings into protections, and working with engineers to fix vulnerabilities at Google scale.

The role focuses on safeguarding Gen AI API abuse, building robust protections, and ensuring reliable security practices. US-based benefits apply, with a strong emphasis on responsible AI security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Test Cloud AI systems for vulnerabilities, including jailbreaks, data exfiltration, prompt injections, and adversarial manipulation.
• Uncover novel vulnerabilities across new and complex AI features.
• Build and calibrate anti-abuse detection systems and AI agents to protect Cloud and Workspace products at scale.
• Investigate and remediate abuse incidents while using findings to refine detection agent performance.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and analysts.

Skills

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Coding experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

corporate_fare Google place Seattle, WA, USA

X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience conducting AI Red Teaming or participating in AI bug bounties.
• Experience in analyzing systems and identifying security and abuse problems, threat modeling, and remediation.
• Understanding of generative AI technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents.

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.

As the Trust and Safety security engineer, you are a thought leader and subject matter expert in AI safety and security. You are responsible for identifying emerging patterns and trends across a full-spectrum of threats and translating the findings into actionable insights and protections. With your knowledge and passion for learning new things, you will help the teams to solve the classes of challenging problems in AI security and misuse at Google scale. You will be essential in building robust protection and intelligence for Gen AI API Abuse and Security, ensuring the reliability, robustness, and security of Cloud and Workspace AI systems including agents.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Test Cloud AI systems for vulnerabilities, including jailbreaks, data exfiltration, prompt injections, and adversarial manipulation.
• Uncover novel vulnerabilities across new and complex AI features.
• Build and calibrate anti-abuse detection systems and AI agents to protect Cloud and Workspace products at scale.
• Investigate and remediate abuse incidents while using findings to refine detection agent performance.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and analysts.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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