Software Engineer III, Egregious Abuse Protection

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (Python, C++, Go or Java), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently in order to support global teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
  
• Experience in anti-abuse and abuse detection.
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems and distributed computing.

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.

As a Software Engineer in User Protections, you will be responsible for developing technical solutions that safeguard Google’s ecosystem while contributing to our growing engineering hub in Brazil. You will build and scale systems to protect first-party (1P) and third-party (3P) products, solving problems at the intersection of digital safety and large-scale backend infrastructure.

Abuse is a critical and evolving concern for global technology, attracting sophisticated actors who misuse platforms for harmful activities. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain robust components for Anti-Abuse Systems, ensuring Google’s services remain secure and compliant with global regulations. This position offers a unique opportunity to apply your technical expertise to relevant societal challenges, delivering a meaningful, positive impact for billions of users worldwide.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code, and maintain high-scale backend services for the Egregious Abuse Protection domain.
• Own the development of components for signal ingestion (NGOs, 3P APIs) and centralized repositories for Anti-Abuse identification.
• Drive system reliability by maintaining high code quality, testing standards, and monitoring Service Level Objectives/Key Performance Indicators (SLOs/KPIs).
• Develop distributed infrastructure to process Google-scale data and identify suspected violations in user-generated content.
• Build tools that enable expert review and enforcement decisions in a privacy-sensitive and proportionate manner.