Senior Data Scientist, Research, App Safety Engineering

Google's App Safety Engineering team is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to protect billions of Android users from abusive apps, including malware, content abuse, impersonation, and behavioral abuse. This role combines fascinating technical challenges with real-world impact in an adversarial environment where we detect and prevent bad actors from harming users.

As a Data Scientist, you'll work across product, engineering and operation teams to conduct data research, build methodologies and analyze production systems. Your analysis will focus on ecosystem impact and model efficacy, translating complex data into actionable recommendations and process improvements. The role requires strong quantitative skills, experience in data-driven decision making, and the ability to prioritize multiple stakeholder requests for maximum impact.

The position offers competitive compensation including a base salary range of $166,000-$244,000 plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. You'll be part of Google's world-class team working to keep the Android ecosystem safe and secure. The role requires expertise in analytics, coding (Python, R, SQL), database querying, and statistical analysis, with opportunities to work on challenging problems that directly protect users from various types of abuse.

Success in this role means having both technical depth and business acumen - being able to translate complex data analysis into meaningful insights that drive key decisions and development. You'll collaborate with multiple teams, own end-to-end analysis processes, and help shape the future of Android security through data-driven solutions.