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Security Engineer, AI Protection

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Compensation
$147–210K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Security Engineer, AI Protection works on Trust and Safety security for Google’s Cloud and Workspace AI systems, including agents. The role identifies emerging threats and turns findings into protections, with a focus on Gen AI API abuse and security. The engineer tests AI systems, discovers vulnerabilities, builds anti-abuse detection, investigates incidents, and advises engineers and analysts on secure practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security AssessmentsSecurity Design ReviewsThreat ModelingSecurity EngineeringComputer SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity ProtocolsGeneral-Purpose CodingAI Red TeamingAI Bug BountiesSecurity AnalysisSecurity RemediationGenerative AILarge Language ModelsAI AgentsEnglish Proficiency

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience2 Years Security Assessments or Design Reviews or Threat Modeling2 Years Security Engineering and Computer and Network Security and Protocols2 Years Coding ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

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XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match

  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment

  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance

  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks

  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.

  • 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.

  • 2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience conducting AI Red Teaming or participating in AI bug bounties.

  • Experience in analyzing systems and identifying security and abuse problems, threat modeling, and remediation.

  • Understanding of generative AI technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents.

About the job

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

As the Trust and Safety security engineer, you are a thought leader and subject matter expert in AI safety and security. You are responsible for identifying emerging patterns and trends across a full-spectrum of threats and translating the findings into actionable insights and protections. With your knowledge and passion for learning new things, you will help the teams to solve the classes of challenging problems in AI security and misuse at Google scale. You will be essential in building robust protection and intelligence for Gen AI API Abuse and Security, ensuring the reliability, robustness, and security of Cloud and Workspace AI systems including agents.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Test Cloud AI systems for vulnerabilities, including jailbreaks, data exfiltration, prompt injections, and adversarial manipulation.

  • Uncover novel vulnerabilities across new and complex AI features.

  • Build and calibrate anti-abuse detection systems and AI agents to protect Cloud and Workspace products at scale.

  • Investigate and remediate abuse incidents while using findings to refine detection agent performance.

  • Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and analysts.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,151 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$147–210K/yr
  • Washington median$159–217K/yr239 salary ranges
  • US median$132–208K/yr3,383 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 3% below the Washington median midpoint ($184K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 271 open Security Engineer jobs in Washington and 4,151 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,594 postings).
Education
1,543 of the 4,151 open Security Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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