Security Engineer, AI Protection

Google Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company is seeking a Security Engineer in Seattle, WA. The role involves ensuring safety in AI systems, security incident response, and collaboration with software engineers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience in security assessments and programming. The salary range is $141,000-$202,000 plus bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

• 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

• Design and build implementation for anti-abuse detection systems.
• Investigate leads and incidents to improve AI agents' performance.
• Drive enterprise focused security improvements to Google products.
• Respond to AI abuse incidents and take action.
• Review and develop secure operational practices.

Skills

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Coding in Python/Go

Network security

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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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.
  
• 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 in analyzing systems and identifying security and abuse problems, threat modeling, and remediation.
• Experience writing production code in Python/Go.
• Experience in detection and incident response.
• Experience with security principles.

About the job

There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.

In this role, you are a subject matter expert in AI safety and security. You will be responsible for identifying emerging patterns and trends across a full-spectrum of threats and translating the findings into insights and protections. You will leverage the knowledge and passion for learning new things to help the teams to solve the classes of challenging problems in AI safety and misuse at Google scale.

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

• Design and build implementation for anti-abuse detection and action systems, including detection and enforcement AI agents, to protect Google Cloud and Workspace AI products.
• Investigate leads and incidents to calibrate AI agents and improve their performance.
• Drive enterprise focused security improvements to Google products and services. Research and reproduce vulnerabilities.
• Respond to AI abuse and misuse incidents, investigate, communicate, and take actions.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and analysts.

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