Senior Software Engineer, Search, Data Governance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experiene in one or more general purposes programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java).
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience in security or governance, including identity management, privacy data handling, or data governance.

About The Job

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.

We make access to Search user data and high-value intellectual property visible, safe, and monitorable with minimal impact on developer velocity. Our areas of focus for Search Risk and Data Protection are user data protection and intellectual property protection, and unilateral access.

Risk and Data Protection is a team in Search dedicated to protecting user data and other sensitive data from unauthorized access or mass exfiltration. We work cross-functionally to identify and prioritize risks and implement solutions. Most of this work will be focused on building out new Governance infrastructure and solutions, but we also contribute to existing code bases throughout Search.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic planning and tracking, including organizational and technical goal, values, and strategy.
• Investigate and expose Search user data privacy risks.
• Establish cross-team relationships to identify possible solutions and build consensus.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.