Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Gmail Abuse and Safety Protections

Google

Google

10,001+ employees

Tech giant offering search, ads, cloud

Compensation Overview

$174k - $252k/yr

+ 15% bonus target + Equity

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Software Testing
Data Science
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
  • Five years of software development experience in one or more programming languages is required.
  • Three years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products and one year of experience with software design and architecture are required.
  • Three years of experience with machine-learning infrastructure, including model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, and debugging, is required.
  • One year of experience with state-of-the-art generative artificial intelligence techniques such as large language models, multimodal models, or large vision models, or with generative-artificial-intelligence concepts such as language modeling or computer vision, is required.
  • Experience with data analysis, statistical modeling, and translating complex data into actionable insights is required.
Responsibilities
  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Assess threats to Gmail users from new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence and design appropriate safeguards in advance.
  • Drive key improvements through machine-learning algorithms and systems innovations.
  • Design, run, and evaluate experiments for training generative-artificial-intelligence models to improve Gmail abuse detection.
  • Build production-ready machine-learning systems that are high-performing and scalable.
  • Work across research and engineering teams to build machine-learning signals, techniques, and infrastructure that protect Gmail users, including enterprise customers.
  • Collaborate with data science, product, and operations teams to stay current on abuse trends and risks.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field is preferred.
  • Five years of experience in applied machine learning on teams directly responsible for business metrics on user-facing products is preferred.
  • Three years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects is preferred.
  • One year of experience in a technical leadership role is preferred.
  • A background in safety, abuse-fighting, or integrity roles at an internet company is preferred.

Google provides internet services and products, including a widely used search engine and a large ecosystem of tools for individuals and businesses. It works by processing user queries and ranking results with relevance and personalized data, while its advertising platforms show targeted ads to users. Its products span cloud computing (Google Cloud), productivity software (Google Workspace), and hardware like Pixel phones and Nest devices, all connected through data and machine learning. Its goal is to organize the world’s information so it is universally accessible and useful, while supporting a sustainable business model built on ads and a growing software, cloud, and hardware portfolio.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, beating expectations handily.
  • Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion, powered by AI infrastructure and solutions.
  • Google hired Windsurf leaders for $2.4 billion, strengthening agentic coding and developer tools.

What critics are saying

  • DOJ remedies bar exclusive Search, Chrome, Assistant, and Gemini deals through 2031.
  • Google must share search index and interaction data, accelerating rivals like OpenAI and Perplexity.
  • Ongoing cloud and design layoffs signal AI spending pressure; margins compress if monetization slows.

What makes Google unique

  • Google Search still drives 17% revenue growth and unmatched query-scale distribution.
  • Gemini reached 950 million monthly users by July 2026, embedded across Search and Cloud.
  • Google Cloud backlog hit $514 billion, giving Alphabet durable enterprise demand visibility.

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