Security Engineer, Trust and Safety

Google's Trust and Safety team is responsible for protecting users by ensuring online safety and fighting fraud and abuse across Google products like Chrome, Play, Gmail, and Search. As a Security Engineer in this role, you will work to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. You will design solutions to automatically identify harmful or unwanted Android applications, analyze their behavior and impact on the Android ecosystem, and conduct investigations to identify new harmful behaviors. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Policy, and Legal to update policies, fix product loopholes, and provide users with a better mobile experience. This role requires a combination of technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and strategic thinking to navigate challenging online safety situations and handle abuse and fraud at Google scale.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Designing solutions for automatic identification of harmful or unwanted Android applications
2. Analyzing harmful Android applications to understand their behavior and ecosystem impact
3. Conducting investigations to identify new harmful behaviors, enforce product policies, and analyze distribution trends
4. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to update policies, fix product loopholes, and improve user experience

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 3 years of experience with security in attacks and mitigation methods
• 1 year of experience with Java

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 2 years of experience in software reverse engineering, code-level security auditing, or Android system security
• Experience with developing or analyzing Android apps
• Familiarity with tools such as IDA Pro or OllyDbg

This role offers an opportunity to work on critical security challenges at a global scale, protecting Google's vast user base and maintaining the integrity of its products and services.