Google Senior Software Engineer, Controls and Defaults

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Job Details

Posted date: Jun 03, 2025

Location: Kirkland, WA

Level: Senior

Estimated salary: $205,000
Range: $166,000 - $244,000


Description

Design, develop, test, deploy, and enhance large-scale security solutions for Google Cloud. Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Review designs and drive towards defense in depth and security by default, both with long-term engagements and development of scalable controls and systems. Review and develop secure operational practices and controls, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.

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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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 $166,000-$244,000 + 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.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures or algorithms. 3 years of security experience such as vulnerability management, incident management, security assessments (e.g. audits, threat modeling, red teaming) or security development (e.g., products, features, tooling). 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.

Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field. Experience in security engineering, security assessment, vulnerability management, and threat modeling in automation and delivering organization-wide programs. Experience building security tooling.

Extended Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures or algorithms. 3 years of security experience such as vulnerability management, incident management, security assessments (e.g. audits, threat modeling, red teaming) or security development (e.g., products, features, tooling). 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.

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