Minimum qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling.
- 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols.
Preferred qualifications:- Experience with vulnerability analysis and remediation.
- Experience with mobile application security in Android or iOS.
- Experience with Objective-C, Swift, Java, or Kotlin.
About the jobThere's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) 15% bonus target bonus equity benefits
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Responsibilities - Analyze vulnerability trends to design out systemic risks and implement secure-by-default frameworks. Address vulnerabilities through direct code contributions, mitigations, and systemic hardening.
- Perform security design reviews for new YouTube features and distributed systems. Leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and foundational models to identify and automate the remediation of security gaps.
- Lead the technical response and post-mortem analysis for security incidents across YouTube products.
- Research and mitigate platform-specific risks within the YouTube iOS and Android ecosystems. Review mobile application designs and code (e.g., Objective-C, Swift, Java, Kotlin) for security vulnerabilities.
- Partner with mobile teams to integrate security tools and processes throughout the application development life-cycle.
