Software Engineer, Threat Infrastructure and Detection, AI Security
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
- 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
- Experience in one or more of the following: back-end, build infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, cloud security, cyber security, cyber threat intelligence.
- Experience in one or more of these programming languages as a back-end engineer: Java, Go.
- Experience in one or more of these programming languages as an ML engineer: Java, Go, Python.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer, demonstrating expertise in developing, deploying, and maintaining high-quality, production-grade code.
- Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems/real-time data processing pipelines.
- Experience with ML and AI security.
- Understanding of common security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors (e.g., OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK framework).
- Passion for cybersecurity, particularly threat detection, security monitoring, or incident response.
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.
The mission of the Threat Infrastructure and Detection team is to safeguard the Gemini enterprise and agent engine through a dual approach by building, maintaining, and optimizing the systems required for effective security monitoring, data analysis, and simulated threat deployment, and by identifying, investigating, and actively hunting for existing security threats, while proactively generating new threat models to continuously improve the efficacy of our security controls and response capabilities.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + 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
- Design and optimize highly scalable data pipelines for security monitoring and ensuring exceptional service reliability.
- Develop, test, and deploy modules for automated threat generation and simulation to identify gaps in existing security controls.
- Implement advanced, security-focused detection logic to combat new and evolving attack vectors targeting our core products.
- Maintain system health, participate in on-call rotations, and rapidly resolve production issues with a deep security mindset.
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