Software Engineer III, Secure Network Infrastructure

Google
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Aug 31, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages (e.g., Go, Rust, C++).

  • Experience building distributed security systems and available services.
  • Experience in web services related standards (e.g., HTTP, REST, SOAP, and

OAuth).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
  • Experience in cyber security domains (e.g., threat hunting, malware analysis,

detection engineering, or incident response).

ABOUT THE JOB:

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change

how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one

another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend

well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from

all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale

system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence,

natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is

growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project

critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as

you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be

versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new

problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

The Secure Network Infrastructure (SecNI) team aims to secure Google's network

infrastructure against advanced threats by focusing on hardware-rooted platform

integrity and industry standards leadership. Our mission is to ensure Google's

network remains a trusted environment for all customers. In this role, you will

be responsible for securing various network devices, including AI/ML and optical

fabrics, and are working on projects such as secure device enrollment and

attestation workflows. You will focus on working with internal and industry

partners to continuously improve hardware security. You will use tools like Go,

Bazel, and OpenConfig/AttestZ repositories.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its

business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage

Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more

sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google

Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical

business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related

skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop services and associated client code, scripts, and tests in a variety

of languages (Go, Rust, Bash, etc.) to monitor and verify the security

condition of remote networking devices across the Google fleet.

Responsibilities

  • Develop services and associated client code, scripts, and tests in a variety of languages (Go, Rust, Bash, etc.) to monitor and verify the security condition of remote networking devices across the Google fleet.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Rust, C++).
  • Experience building distributed security systems and available services.
  • Experience in web services related standards (e.g., HTTP, REST, SOAP, and OAuth).
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields (preferred).
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms (preferred).
  • Experience with cryptographic algorithms and protocols (preferred).
  • Experience in cyber security domains (e.g., threat hunting, malware analysis, detection engineering, or incident response) (preferred).

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

GoRustC++Distributed SystemsREST APIsOAuthNetwork SecurityCybersecurityShell ScriptingSoftware Testing

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