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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Search Privacy and Trust Engineering

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Compensation
$262–364K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for Search Privacy and Trust Engineering. The team builds privacy-focused infrastructure for continuous compliance of user data use and responsible personalization across Knowledge and Information products. The engineer will provide technical leadership, guide cross-team alignment, and design and deliver large-scale software solutions supporting Google Search AI and privacy commitments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Development, requiredData Privacy, requiredSecurity, requiredDesign and Architecture, requiredSoftware Testing, requiredSoftware Launch, requiredData Structures and Algorithms, nice to haveTechnical Leadership, nice to haveProject Team Leadership, nice to haveTechnical Direction, nice to haveCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to haveCross-Business Collaboration, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience, required8 Years Software Development, required7 Years Data Privacy or Security, required5 Years Design, Architecture, Testing and Launching, requiredMaster's or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science or Related Field, nice to have8 Years Data Structures and Algorithms, nice to have5 Years Technical Leadership, nice to have3 Years Complex Matrixed Organization Experience, nice to haveEnglish Proficiency, required

Full job description

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XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in software development.

  • 7 years of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management).

  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The team's mission is to raise the trust bar for our users by launching responsible personalization infrastructure for Knowledge and Information (K&I)'s products, and improving operational privacy by committing our privacy promises to code. Specifically, this team is dedicated to developing privacy-focused software infrastructure that helps with continuous compliance of user data use. This involves comprehensive assessments, evaluation, investigation, and recommendations to mitigate privacy threats originating from unexpected use of user data for product and user experience improvements.

Join Google Search AI and work at the intersection of industry leading

global scale. We apply breakthrough research, leveraging models like Gemini, to launch high-impact products that help billions ask any question and get things done. If you want to drive the future of AI in Search and work with world-class experts to deliver tangible, global impact and continuous innovation, this is the place.

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

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.

  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.

  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.

  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

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/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

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 8,933 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$262–364K/yr
  • New York median$162–251K/yr483 salary ranges
  • US median$146–253K/yr6,854 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $313K, is 47% above the New York median midpoint ($214K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 679 open Software Engineering jobs in New York and 8,933 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (6,743 postings).
Education
2,157 of the 8,933 open Software Engineering jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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