Distinguished Engineer, Product Security Uber Tech Lead
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X Note: By applying to this position you will have
an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the
following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA . Minimum
qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related
technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 15 years of
experience working as a technical software engineering leader.
Experience with securing systems. Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or
Computer Science. Experience building and deploying large-scale
systems for security applications. Proven ability to lead and
influence in a large, cross-functional environment to drive
research from conception to real-world impact. Ability to
communicate complex technical concepts to both deeply technical and
executive audiences, provide clarity and alignment across the
organization on goals, outcomes, and timelines, and encourage
engineering excellence and coach the team to uphold it. Expertise
in the application of AI/ML to cybersecurity challenges. About the
job As the Distinguished Engineer for the Product Security team in
PSS, you will drive technical excellence for a broad set of Google
critical systems and enable the security and privacy of Google
products. This includes enabling secure AI development by
introducing security controls that don’t impede velocity as well as
agentic approaches to these challenges (e.g., red teaming,
vulnerability detection, security and privacy reviews). You will
help design a multi-year engineering roadmap, balancing short- and
long- term goals and investments, to ensure that Google is well
positioned to continue to protect users while the overall ecosystem
continues to grow in complexity and be disrupted by AI. 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 $365,000-$505,000 bonus equity benefits. Our
salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within
the range, individual pay is determined by work location and
additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and
relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about
the specific salary range for your preferred location during the
hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in
US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Drive the use of agentic AI to solve the most
challenging problems in security within Google and beyond. This
includes vulnerability detection/remediation, autonomous red
teaming, and supply chain security. Lead development of roadmaps
for well-lit security paths across tech stacks. Work with
cross-functional security leaders to get alignment on roadmaps and
enable execution against those. Help lead the execution of security
strategy for critical product launches, partnering with the
relevant engineering and cross-functional directors and technical
leaders.
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