Software Engineer, AI-Empowered Security

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

20 days vacation per year

Sick leave of 40 hours/year

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in AI-Empowered Security to develop technologies that protect cloud products. This role involves writing secure, scalable codes and deploying AI solutions. Candidates should have 2 years of software development experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $147,000 - $211,000 plus a bonus and equity options, with benefits including health and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 1 year of experience in security engineering or exposure to secure software development practices.
• 1 year experience with speech/audio technologies or reinforcement learning.

Responsibilities

• Write clean and scalable backend code for security tools.
• Design AI-based solutions and automated pipelines.
• Assess security of distributed systems and implement guardrails.

Skills

Software development

Machine Learning

Security engineering

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

AI technologies

Distributed systems design

Job description

Software Engineer, AI-Empowered Security

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

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 1 year of experience with one or more of the following: speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 1 year of experience in security engineering, or professional exposure to secure software development practices, vulnerability analysis, or infrastructure security basics

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

We build the systems that keep Google Cloud secure. At Google's scale, our security approach requires constant innovation to keep all our customers safe. Our team utilizes the latest AI advances to ensure cloud products meet the highest security standards, discover novel vulnerabilities across billions of lines of code, and automate fixing issues before they reach production. In this role, you will be transforming security into a seamless, automated part of every Google Cloud developer's workflow.

US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Write clean, secure, and scalable backend code and design robust APIs for developer-facing security tools.
• Design and deploy AI-based solutions and automated pipelines to accelerate security assessments and Google engineering workflows.
• Assess security of distributed systems designs and implement robust, automated guardrails to mitigate risks.
• Analyze system telemetry, security data, and workflows to identify gaps and implement durable, automated fixes.
• Drive project milestones, align stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers to support their technical and career growth.

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.

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.