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X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Mountain View, CA, USA; Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, or distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, or storage or hardware architecture.
- 3 years of experience in software design, architecture, and development of large-scale distributed systems.
- 3 years of experience with back-end infrastructure development using C .
- Experience building and maintaining data processing pipelines or database systems.
Preferred qualifications:- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience building or architecting systems that integrate with AI Agents, Large Language Models (LLMs), or autonomous workflows at scale.
- Experience driving technical alignment across multiple engineering, product, and operations teams.
- Experience in building systems for safety, abuse-fighting, or integrity in a large-scale ecosystem.
- A track record of successfully leading major system re-architectures or technical debt reduction initiatives in large-scale environments.
About the jobAs a Senior Software Engineer on the Ads Safety Infrastructure team, you will be a key architect of the systems that safeguard Google's advertising ecosystem. You will lead the design and evolution of our large-scale data planes, distributed analytics warehouses, and policy management systems. This is a high-impact role where you will address complex infrastructure challenges, re-architect legacy pipelines for the AI era, and mentor the next generation of engineers in a culture of technical excellence.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$252,000 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 - Lead the design and development of our next-generation platform for policy enforcement, ensuring high performance, scalability, and exceptional usability from the UI to the back-end services.
- Architect and evolve a high-throughput distributed data warehouse, optimizing for real-time ingestion and massive data volumes to provide critical insights for global safety analysis.
- Drive the re-architecture of large-scale indexing and search infrastructure to deliver sub-second discovery and high-precision impact analysis for global enforcement teams.
- Partner with the product team to translate strategic goals into technical roadmaps and milestones.
- Lead technical excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and modern engineering best practices.
