Software Engineer, Trust and Safety, Technology and Innovation Engineering

Google Inc.; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google Inc. seeks a Software Engineer in Trust and Safety within Technology and Innovation Engineering in Kirkland, WA. You will help design and deploy AI-enabled trust and safety features at scale, collaborating with cross-functional teams across Google.

The role emphasizes distributed systems expertise, agentic AI development, and rigorous problem solving to protect users and data. Competitive benefits and opportunities exist within Google’s global Trust and Safety organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience architecting distributed systems, infrastructure or agentic systems.
• Experience building and deploying agentic AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, test, and deploy AI-enabled trust and safety features.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure high-quality user experience.
• Work across the stack from AI models to infrastructure and tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to solve complex trust and safety challenges.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Distributed systems

Abuse detection

AI algorithms

Generative AI

Agentic systems

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree/PhD preferred

Job description

Software Engineer, Trust and Safety, Technology and Innovation Engineering

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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 (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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience architecting distributed systems, infrastructure or agentic systems.
• Experience building and deploying agentic AI systems.

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 strategic and 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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Scope, design, test, and deploy new features and components that leverage AI to automate and enhance trust and safety 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 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 .

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.

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