Senior Software Engineer, Product Security, DeepMind

DeepMind Technologies Limited; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a Product Security professional to embed with product teams and drive application security for GeminiApps and AI Studio. You will perform comprehensive security reviews, audit client-side data protection, and address web/mobile attack surfaces to enable secure, scalable product development.

You will actively own vulnerability triage, evaluate bug bounty submissions, respond to incidents, and participate in rotational on-call coverage, contributing to a secure frontier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform security evaluations and code audits across web and mobile (Android/iOS) applications on a recurring cadence, identifying flaws and driving remediation to completion.

Skills

Security engineering

Web/mobile security

Threat modeling

Code auditing

Vulnerability triage

On-call operations

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/CE

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Automated scanners

Static/dynamic analysis

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of coding experience in general-purpose languages (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Swift, Python, Go, C++).
• 5 years of experience in application security engineering (web application security, mobile client security, web API security, or client-side cryptography).
• 5 years of experience in security operations (e.g., vulnerability management, bug bounty triage, penetration testing, red team engagement, or operational incident handling).
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Expertise in modern web and mobile OS security models.
• Strong background in automated scanning, static/dynamic code analysis and fuzzing.
• Proven track record operating in an on-call operational capacity, managing live security escalations, and collaborating with cross-functional Incident Response teams.

About The Job

The GDM Product Security Team serves as the single point of accountability for GDM's product security posture by providing embedded, specialized security expertise across infrastructure and product development lifecycles, from early design through production operations. The team ensures GDM’s products and systems remain a secure and reliable frontier AI platform by bridging product development with Google's horizontal security functions and the GDM Security and Privacy organization.

In this role, you will embed with product teams to drive application security across GDM's flagship consumer and developer surfaces, including GeminiApps and AI Studio. You will perform comprehensive security reviews, design client-side data protection mechanisms, audit web and mobile application attack surfaces, and implement secure paved paths for developer teams. A core foundation of this role is a demonstrated background in security operations—you will actively own vulnerability triage, evaluate external bug bounty (Vulnerability Reward Program) submissions, respond to application security incidents, and participate in rotational operational security on-call coverage.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Salary and benefits

• US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Perform security evaluations and code audits across web and mobile (Android/iOS) applications on a recurring cadence, identifying flaws and driving remediation to completion.
• Conduct in-depth search architecture reviews, code-level security audits, and feature-level threat assessments for GDM products.
• Build and continuously maintain threat models for GDM web/mobile products and client-facing AI capabilities, addressing unique risks around third-party integrations, agentic features, and client-side data privacy.
• Develop secure-by-default client libraries, SDKs, and templates that make application security seamless for GDM product developers.
• Serve as an active member of the rotational security operations on-call team.

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 .