May 8, 2025

Technical Advisor, Patent Litigation

Senior • On-site

$141,000 - $206,000/yr

Austin, TX

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Kotlin, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
Experience with source code versioning systems, such as Git, Subversion, and Mercurial.

Preferred qualifications:

Master’s in Computer Science or related field.
Experience with software development, including source code authoring and review, across multiple programming languages.
Experience with the patent litigation process or with providing technical analysis in intellectual property matters.
Ability to develop software tools or scripts to automate tasks and improve team efficiency.
Ability to learn and apply new programming languages and technologies.
Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to audience.

About the job

As a member of this team, you have the opportunity to develop and implement Google's strategy to protect, defend and capture the value of its patents. You participate in varied tasks that include patent-related protection, licensing, dispute resolution (pre-litigation and litigation), acquisition, agreements and policy work. You work with engineers, product developers, executives and other legal team members.20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$206,000 + 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

Work with various Legal, Engineering and Product group members, having knowledge relevant to particular disputes.
Develop and maintain technical expertise concerning products at issue by interviewing engineers and reviewing technical documentation and source code.
Assist with prior art searches and invalidity and non-infringement analysis of patents at issue.
Educate in-house and outside counsel, as well as outside experts, concerning products at issue.

Google

Google LLC started as a PhD project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 at Stanford University. Google LLC has blossomed into a behemoth of the tech world. With its mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, Google’s search engine is its crown jewel. Online advertising, via AdWords and AdSense, forms the backbone of its financial success. Beyond search, Google has ventured into cloud computing, hardware, and software development. The innovative PageRank algorithm revolutionized search engine technology, and surviving the dot-com bubble burst and going public in 2004 spurred its meteoric growth. Acquiring YouTube stands as a testament to Google’s strategic expansion.