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Software Engineering Manager, Gmail Security and Safety

Lead key initiatives to improve security and user trust across Gmail while managing a team of software engineers. Oversee the modernization of critical security mechanisms and collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce abuse.

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at Google?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java or Go.

* 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

* 2 years of experience managing a security team or as a technical lead for a

security team.

* 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.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and

deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance

software solutions.

Interested in ensuring Workspace products remain the most trusted by billions of

active users globally? As the guardians for Gmail, we are committed to ensuring

our users' privacy, security and safety are never compromised, while advancing

key features that will re-shape how we live, work together, and grow.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and coordinate a wide portfolio of

projects that improve security and trust in Gmail. This includes building and

extending the necessary security mechanism to unblock major Workspace-wide

initiatives.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Lead multiple key initiatives to improve security and user trust across

Gmail, partnering with our team leads.

* Maintain and strengthen relationship with other email providers and large

senders, driving adoption of new standards and practices to improve security.

* Own the improvement, hardening, modernization and maintenance of critical

security mechanisms such as Keystore, RPC Security Policy, BCID, etc. Lead

the team towards a secure rollout of Country-Level Data regions by extending

these technologies.

* Collaborate with Workspace Abuse & Safety Protections (WASP) to reduce abuse

in Gmail, driving down the rate of user reports. Lead efforts to ensure the

ongoing DevAI revolution does not lead to more insecure, low-quality code.

* Manage a team of software engineers, investing in their growth and

performance management.

Which skills does this role require?

C++JavaGoTechnical LeadershipSecurity ManagementPeople ManagementSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringGmailSafetyKeystoreRPC Security PolicyBCIDDevAICloud ComputingPerformance ManagementGCP

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