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San Francisco, CA · HybridFull-time$194–253K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Google’s Core team is hiring a Security Engineer to strengthen security across its products, systems, and services. The role designs security controls and tools, evaluates risks, drives vulnerability remediation, and contributes to security strategy. It also provides technical leadership, mentorship, and incident-response escalation. The position reports to Google’s San Francisco office and may allow a hybrid schedule under company policy.
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Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Software Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Security Engineering-related occupation.
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Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Software Engineering or a related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Security Engineering-related occupation.
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Position requires 3 years of experience in the following: Threat modeling for enterprise systems; Applying computer and network security principles and protocols; Security assessments or security risk assessments for enterprise systems; Coding in one or more general-purpose programming languages; and Designing scalable technical solutions considering alternatives and limitations.
About the job
The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $194,300 - $253,000+ 15% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Position reports to the Google San Francisco, CA office & may allow for a hybrid schedule as per Google policy.
Responsibilities
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Design and implement advanced security controls, tools, and processes to solve complex security challenges and enhance system protection.
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Evaluate complex security risks across products, systems, and services, and communicate findings and context to executive stakeholders.
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Drive mitigation and remediation efforts to resolve intricate, systemic security vulnerabilities and threats across the organization.
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Provide technical leadership and mentorship to fellow engineers and participate in hiring and team development activities.
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Contribute to the strategic security vision and engineering roadmap for your designated technical domain and workgroup, Serve as the final escalation point for security operations, leading incident response and improving operational efficiency.
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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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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,335 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$194–253K/yr
- California median$168–250K/yr652 salary ranges
- US median$132–208K/yr3,470 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $224K, is 6% above the California median midpoint ($212K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 800 open Security Engineer jobs in California and 4,335 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,711 postings).
- Education
- 1,173 of the 4,335 open Security Engineer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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