Software Engineering Tech Lead, Platform Security
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years programming in C; 8 years in infrastructure security; 3 years in a technical leadership role; 2 years in people management or team leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads a team of security engineers reviewing data center hardware and firmware, defining security requirements, and improving security processes.
What you'll do
- Provide technical leadership and manage security engineers focused on data center platform security.
- Develop threat models, perform security reviews, and define requirements for platforms entering Google data centers.
- Improve security processes and lead AI-supported reviews of specifications, source code, and binaries.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C.
- 8 years of experience in infrastructure security.
- 3 years in a technical leadership role and 2 years in people management or team leadership.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) base salary
Tools
C
AI focus
Lead AI-supported security reviews of specifications, source code, and binaries.
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