Senior Software Engineer, AI Security
Company: Google
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
practical experience. 5 years of experience with software
development in one or more programming languages. 3 years of
experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g.,
identity and access management). 3 years of experience testing,
maintaining, or launching software products. 1 year of experience
with software design and architecture. Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical
field. 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 1
year of experience in a technical leadership role. Experience
developing accessible technologies. 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. As a Software Engineer, you will leverage your
software development expertise to design, build, and implement
agentic tooling and systems. You will automate and scale security
processes, analyze risks, detect vulnerabilities, and proactively
assist developer teams across Google in embedding security best
practices throughout the entire development lifecycle. Your work
will be crucial in enabling Google to ship secure products more
efficiently and effectively at scale. The US base salary range for
this full-time position is $174,000-$252,000 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 Drive end-to-end development of agents and
infrastructure to automate security reviews, vulnerability
handling, triage, and conduct variant analysis to reduce manual
workloads. Promote quality security practices across the
organization, influencing software engineers, immediate colleagues,
and across Google. Partner with offensive security teams to
translate the latest red team findings into automated detection
logic and agent capabilities. Work closely with information
security engineers to identify and design new tools for product
security consulting, response and research, especially related to
AI agents. Serve as a technical leader, driving alignment across a
distributed team of engineers and providing technical mentorship to
teammates.
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