Security Engineering Manager - SoC & Firmware Security

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Security Engineering Manager for Silicon Software to lead a team that protects Tensor SoC and Pixel software/hardware. You will work across hardware, software, and product teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and drive best practices.

The role emphasizes ownership, decision making, and mentoring engineers while advancing security architecture and threat modeling within a cutting‑edge hardware/software ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of penetration testing, vulnerability research, or code‑level security auditing.
• 8 years of coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., C, C++, Python, Rust).
• 3 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct offensive security assessments, vulnerability research, and penetration testing across Tensor SoC firmware and software stacks.
• Perform architecture and implementation‑level threat modeling, design reviews, and security audits.
• Develop automated testing tools, fuzzers, and exploits to identify and validate hardware and software vulnerabilities.
• Partner cross‑functionally with hardware, software, and product teams to design robust mitigation strategies and drive security best practices.
• Lead and support a team of software security engineers through technical guidance, task assignment, and professional development.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability research

Code security auditing

People management

C/C++

Python

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Google Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Security Engineering Manager for Silicon Software to lead a team that protects Tensor SoC and Pixel software/hardware. You will work across hardware, software, and product teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and drive best practices.

The role emphasizes ownership, decision making, and mentoring engineers while advancing security architecture and threat modeling within a cutting‑edge hardware/software ecosystem.