Senior Director, Engineering, Safeguards, Cloud AI
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 20 years in engineering leadership or related technical roles; 10 years in AI and machine learning focused on AI-powered Safety systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads the strategy, engineering, and operations of safeguards and safety systems across Google Cloud AI products.
What you'll do
- Set and execute the Cloud AI Safeguards engineering strategy and vision.
- Oversee architecture and deployment of secure, resilient, multi-tenant cloud systems for AI workloads.
- Lead and develop engineering teams, while maintaining standards for code quality, reliability, and operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 20 years of professional experience in engineering leadership or related technical roles.
- 10 years of experience in AI and machine learning, focused on developing and deploying AI-powered Safety systems.
- Experience managing an engineering organization across multiple geographies and product portfolios.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience building teams and developing leaders; understanding of complex products, threat modeling, and system-level safety; risk-based decision-making; or building defenses for complex platforms.
Pay
$364000 - $505000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Cloud AI, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini
AI focus
Leads development and deployment of AI-powered safeguards and safety systems across Cloud AI products, adapting to evolving model capabilities, product uses, and adversaries.
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