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July 31, 2025

Senior Staff Security Engineer, Core Hybrid Platforms

Senior • On-site

$248,000 - $349,000/yr

Seattle, WA

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
  • 10 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
  • 10 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
  • 10 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in Cloud Security.
  • Experience with Cloud Architecture.
  • Experience in Developer Platform Engineering.

About the job

There'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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + 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

  • Build security, privacy and other compliance into Core Hybrid Platforms, to enable the safe use of Clouds by Googlers.
  • Lead security designs to deliver on Core Developer Cloud Mission.
  • Collaborate with Privacy, Safety and Security (PSS) to establish Policies for Safe Cloud Usage.
  • Lead developing opinionated cloud infrastructure to support Core Developer Platforms.