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# Security Engineer at Google

Seniority in posting: Mid

Compensation

$174,000 – $252,000/yr

**Location**
: San Jose, California · New York, New York · +1

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Aug 31, 2026

## Description

Google is hiring a Security Engineer for its Detection and Response team to investigate security and privacy events, respond to escalations, participate in large-scale incidents and post-mortems, develop forensic and incident-response tools, and work with software engineers to identify vulnerabilities. The role requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, five years of security engineering or related experience, five years of coding experience, and four years of digital forensic analysis experience. The position offers a US salary of $174,000–$252,000 plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits, with application locations in San Jose, New York, and San Francisco.

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