Staff Engineer, AI Safety & Agentic Access Controls

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Access Governance Platform team seeks a Staff Engineer for Agentic Access Controls in Chicago to design next‑generation AI safety architectures and governance for autonomous agents, with a focus on scalable, secure access controls and trust.

You will translate strategy into concrete roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product management and security teams to deliver cohesive, industry‑leading access solutions across Google Cloud and Workspace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management).
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Pioneer the future of AI safety by designing next-generation architectures and security frameworks for autonomous agents, adapting proven enterprise-grade access controls to solve complex compliance challenges at scale.
• Translate high-level strategy into concrete technical roadmaps and project plans. Lead and mentor a high-performing team of software engineers to rapidly build, test, and deploy robust production services and controls.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Security Architects, and partner Google Cloud engineering teams to build cohesive, user-centric, and industry-leading access solutions.
• Partner with senior technical leaders to align on platform roadmap strategy, secure organizational buy-in, and successfully navigate all stages of the product development lifecycle from concept to global launch.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Job description

Google's Access Governance Platform team seeks a Staff Engineer for Agentic Access Controls in Chicago to design next‑generation AI safety architectures and governance for autonomous agents, with a focus on scalable, secure access controls and trust.

You will translate strategy into concrete roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product management and security teams to deliver cohesive, industry‑leading access solutions across Google Cloud and Workspace.