Google Security Engineer jobs
The biggest, most specialized security bench in tech, with posted base up to $300K at Staff.
The Security Engineer (II–Staff) role
Google security engineers assess designs, harden infrastructure and access-control enforcement points, hunt for vulnerabilities, and build detection and response tooling alongside software engineers. Current reqs lean toward cloud and product security, identity and access (including AI-agent access), and AI-era threats such as agentic security and LLM workflows. The org is large and highly specialized, with a posted-pay ladder from Security Engineer II through Staff and a strong offensive and research arm.
Google runs a dedicated Security Engineer ladder (II, III, Senior, Staff in postings) across named areas — Cloud CISO product security, Enterprise Access Security Engineering, Android Anti-Malware, Frontline Intrusion Operations, DeepMind platform security — alongside Project Zero, Big Sleep and Mandiant/GTIG; headcount is not published.
Google security engineer salary
Base: the posted US range on Security Engineer III, Cloud Security Controls (NYC and San Jose; two years minimum), $147,000–$210,000 plus a 15% bonus target and equity, read from the live req on Oct 10, 2026. Neighbouring levels: Security Engineer II $123,000–$174,000, Senior $174,000–$252,000, Staff $207,000–$300,000 with a 20% bonus target. Total comp is not shown: levels.fyi publishes no per-level percentile for Google’s security title (L4 average total is about $298k on 17 submissions).
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