Software Engineer, Trust and Safety, Tech Enablement

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

20 days of vacation per year

Paid holidays

Maternity and baby bonding leave

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Software Engineer based in Kirkland, WA, to drive innovations in user protection through AI. Responsibilities include creating features to enhance trust and safety operations and collaborating across teams to solve challenging technology problems. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in software development and debugging, with strong problem-solving skills. The position offers a competitive salary range of $166,000-$244,000, plus bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 5 years of experience in software engineering or related technical fields.
• 3 years of experience debugging issues relating to hardware, test setup, firmware, and software.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, test, and deploy new features leveraging AI for T&S operations.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure a high-quality user experience.
• Work across the stack from AI models to testing and infrastructure.

Skills

Software development

Debugging

AI algorithms

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

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 (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 5 years of experience in software engineering or related technical fields.
• 3 years of experience debugging issues relating to hardware, test setup, firmware, and software.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience with abuse detection.
• 3 years of experience with AI algorithms.
• Experience with Generative AI.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply on complex issues.

About The Job

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. Trust and Safety (T&S) is dedicated to promoting trust in Google and ensuring user safety, and we work to proactively identify and mitigate potential harms across all Google products and services. Our team takes a scalable approach to helping Google stay ahead of attackers, and strives to deliver trusted and safe experiences to all users. We are a global team of experts, including technical analysts, data scientists, policy specialists, and data engineers, who collaborate with cross‑functional partners across the company to defend our platforms. Our work is mission‑critical, ensuring the safety and security of billions of users, developers, creators, advertisers, and other customers. We drive responsible innovation and are the industry's leading abuse fighters. The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $166,000-$244,000 + 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

• Scope, design, test, and deploy new features and components that leverage AI to automate and enhance T&S operations, enabling teams to scale their user protection impact efficiently.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring a high‑quality user experience.
• Work across the stack from building AI models, to performing experiments, improving quality, building infrastructure and tools, etc.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to solve ambiguous, testing, and impactful problems at the intersection of technology, automation, user protection, and AI.
• Participate in code reviews, receive and give constructive feedback to peers.

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.