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Senior Software Engineer, Information Security Engineering

Google develops next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.
Security
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Information Security Engineering

Google is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Information Security Engineering organization. This role is part of the Core team that builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. The position focuses on security research and mitigations, particularly addressing threats at the intersection of Security and Reliability to prevent multi-region critical disruption to Alphabet infrastructure and services.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and reviewing secure operational practices, conducting security assessments, and providing guidance to engineering teams. They will work on identifying vulnerabilities through design reviews and research, proposing mitigations, and collaborating across different domains including compute, network, cloud, storage, and data center infrastructure.

This is a unique opportunity to impact technical decisions across Google while working on critical security initiatives. The role requires a strong background in software development, security engineering, and system architecture. The position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies while helping protect Google's infrastructure and users at massive scale.

As part of Google's Core team, you'll have the mandate to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems. You'll be working with teams across the organization to implement security best practices and ensure the reliability of Google's services. The role combines technical expertise with collaborative problem-solving to address complex security challenges in a dynamic environment.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Information Security Engineering

  • Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff
  • Review designs and look for vulnerabilities, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements
  • Security and reliability reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities
  • Surface vulnerable patterns and propose design changes or mitigations to eliminate them
  • Prioritize across many issues in different domains (compute, network, cloud, storage, data center infrastructure) and collaborate with teams and partners across the company to resolve discovered issues, or infrastructure/services

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Information Security Engineering

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • 3 years of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management)

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