Distinguished Engineer, App and Ecosystem Trust
Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior
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About the role
- - 20 years of experience bringing systems-thinking, business and technical acumen to the development of platforms
- - Experience in Trust & Safety, Mobile security, Privacy or related domains
Responsibilities
- Drive the structural transition to Autonomous Defense by applying state-of-the-art AI, foundation models, and adaptive security architectures.
Requirements
- 20 years of experience bringing systems-thinking, business and technical acumen to the development of platforms
- Experience in Trust & Safety, Mobile security, Privacy or related domains
- Experience leading innovation, leveraging ML/AI in technical environments
- Experience managing teams
- Experience in consumer marketplaces
Nice to have
- Exceptional executive communication and influence skills, with demonstrated success partnering with VP/SVP engineering leadership, product executives, and advanced AI research organizations
- Recognized industry authority with contributions to open security standards, developer ecosystems, technical advisory boards, or leading peer-reviewed publications/patents in cybersecurity or AI safety
- Proven success leading complex, multi-year cross-product area technical transformations and driving architectural alignment across global engineering hubs
- As a Distinguished Engineer, you will serve as the senior-most technical authority and Individual Contributor (IC) defining and executing the long-term technical strategy for App and Ecosystem Trust (AET) globally.
- This role requires a rare combination of visionary strategic architecture and technical depth.
- Furthermore, as software architectures evolve toward agentic workflows, you will pioneer and define the architecture for "Agentic Safety" at Google.
- Serve as the principal technical bridge between AET and broader Platforms & Devices, Android Platform, Google Play, GDM, Central Security, and Google Cloud.
- Translate cutting-edge AI/ML and cybersecurity research into robust, high-throughput, production-grade defenses, balancing rapid threat containment with long-term platform resilience and simplicity.
Skills
- Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Compensation
- US: $550,000 (USD) + 80% bonus target + equity + benefits
Visa & Work Authorization
- Sponsor, coach, and elevate senior engineering talent (Staff, Senior Staff, and Principal Engineers) globally
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