Staff Software Engineer, Search Abuse
Mountain View, CA, USA +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Cambridge, MA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA - Experience
- 8 years in software development; 5 years testing and launching software products; 5 years building software for data privacy or security; 3 years with software design and architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and improve full-stack protections for Google Search, using data analysis to identify unauthorized access patterns and address abuse.
What you'll do
- Implement Search product protections, primarily in Java, with some JavaScript and C++.
- Analyze data to understand unauthorized access patterns and potential solutions.
- Participate in technical design, sprint planning, roadmap discussions, and team process improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
- 5 years of experience building software for data privacy or security, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience in anti-abuse or security, technical leadership, cross-functional projects, and data structures and algorithms.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Java, JavaScript, C++
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