Staff Data Protection Engineer — Scale & Security

Google; Ionia (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Staff Software Engineer, Data Protection role is based in New York, NY, and focuses on building data protection capabilities that integrate across Google's storage, data processing, and AI stacks. You will contribute to fine-grained policy enforcement, access controls, and secure, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires advanced experience with distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and a strong background in software development across multiple languages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with distributed compute environments, software development, big data analytics, cloud computing including virtualization, hosted services, multi-tenant cloud infrastructures, storage systems, or content delivery networks.
• Experience with software development in C/C++, C#, Java, Python, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of high-scale infrastructure optimizing cost, latency, and reliability.
• Partner cross-organizationally to integrate our infrastructure into foundational Google systems.
• Build developer-first solutions that maximize company-wide adoption with minimal toil.

Skills

Distributed compute

C/C++

C#

Java

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google's Staff Software Engineer, Data Protection role is based in New York, NY, and focuses on building data protection capabilities that integrate across Google's storage, data processing, and AI stacks. You will contribute to fine-grained policy enforcement, access controls, and secure, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires advanced experience with distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and a strong background in software development across multiple languages.