Software Engineering Tech Lead, Platform Security
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
In this role, you will provide technical leadership as well as manage a team of security engineers who scope and perform comprehensive security reviews of devices that are going to be deployed in Google data centers. You will lead their efforts to develop and refine threat models, perform risk assessments, and define security requirements for hardware products entering Google’s data centers. You will improve the process to best achieve security in a landscape of many development teams. You will interact with different development teams and external vendors in different time zones.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Lead team of security engineers working on data center platforms’ security with a focus on fundamental integrity mechanisms in hardware and firmware, and provide technical leadership.
- Develop and refine threat models, perform security reviews, and define security requirements for all platforms entering Google’s data centers.
- Drive and improve security processes for effectively raising the security bar.
- Lead and perform AI-supported security review campaigns on specification-level as well as on source code or binaries.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C.
- 8 years of experience in infrastructure security.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.