Software Engineer II, External API Security

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. 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.

Develop and improve AI-assisted API vulnerability scanning systems, framework improvements and automated launch checkers to proactively identify authorization bypasses.
Drive central remediation campaigns, for example with large-scale changes, to remediate systemic vulnerability classes without putting undue churn onto product teams.
Collaborate with core infrastructure and product teams to establish secure-by-default API deployment architectures and to pragmatically reduce risk.
Develop and maintain infrastructure and automation for security policy enforcement, monitoring, and regression prevention.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.
1 year of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management).

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience in backend coding languages such as GOLang, Rust, or Java.
Experience with agent-based AI systems.
Experience or interest in software security domains such as secure coding practices, vulnerability analysis, security architecture.