Software Engineering Manager, Gmail Security and Safety

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java or Go.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience managing a security team or as a technical lead for a security team.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple key initiatives to improve security and user trust across Gmail, partnering with our team leads.
• Maintain and strengthen relationship with other email providers and large senders, driving adoption of new standards and practices to improve security.
• Own the improvement, hardening, modernization and maintenance of critical security mechanisms such as Keystore, RPC Security Policy, BCID, etc. Lead the team towards a secure rollout of Country-Level Data regions by extending these technologies.
• Collaborate with Workspace Abuse & Safety Protections (WASP) to reduce abuse in Gmail, driving down the rate of user reports.
• Manage a team of software engineers, investing in their growth and performance management.

Skills

C++

Java

Go

Technical leadership

Security team management

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java or Go.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience managing a security team or as a technical lead for a security team.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java or Go.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience managing a security team or as a technical lead for a security team.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Interested in ensuring Workspace products remain the most trusted by billions of active users globally? As the guardians for Gmail, we are committed to ensuring our users' privacy, security and safety are never compromised, while advancing key features that will re-shape how we live, work together, and grow.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and coordinate a wide portfolio of projects that improve security and trust in Gmail. This includes building and extending the necessary security mechanism to unblock major Workspace-wide initiatives.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

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

Responsibilities

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• Lead multiple key initiatives to improve security and user trust across Gmail, partnering with our team leads.
• Maintain and strengthen relationship with other email providers and large senders, driving adoption of new standards and practices to improve security.
• Own the improvement, hardening, modernization and maintenance of critical security mechanisms such as Keystore, RPC Security Policy, BCID, etc. Lead the team towards a secure rollout of Country-Level Data regions by extending these technologies.
• Collaborate with Workspace Abuse & Safety Protections (WASP) to reduce abuse in Gmail, driving down the rate of user reports. Lead efforts to ensure the ongoing DevAI revolution does not lead to more insecure, low-quality code.
• Manage a team of software engineers, investing in their growth and performance management.

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 .