Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Security

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Security
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Security

Google's Core team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Open Source Security Team (GOSST). This role is crucial for developing next-generation technologies that impact billions of users. You'll work on rebuilding and signal generation capability for packages and ecosystems critical to Google and Google Cloud Platform. The position involves collaboration across GOSST, Managed Open Source Software (MOSS), and Information Security Engineering teams.

As part of the Core team, you'll help build the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products, focusing on underlying design elements, developer platforms, and infrastructure. You'll be responsible for building rebuilding infrastructure and creating findings for human review through dashboards and automated intervention systems.

The ideal candidate should be versatile, with strong leadership qualities and enthusiasm for tackling new problems across the full-stack. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in areas including distributed computing, large-scale system design, security, and artificial intelligence. This role offers unique opportunities to impact important technical decisions across Google while contributing to the company's open source security initiatives.

The position requires expertise in software development, security engineering, and system architecture. You'll be part of a team that looks across Google's products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about open source security and interested in working at scale with one of tech's most influential companies.

Last updated 9 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Security

  • Write and test product or system development code
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve issues

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Security

Go
Python
Java
JavaScript
  • 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
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • Experience in security engineering, computer and network security
  • Knowledge of authentication and security protocols, and applied cryptography

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