Senior Security Engineer, YouTube

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of experience in coding in one or more languages.
• 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications such as Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) (e.g., GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC), GPEN, GWAPT etc).
• Experience with information security incident and threat assessments (e.g., incident response, engagement testing, vulnerability assessments).
• Knowledge of full software stack from devices (e.g., embedded, mobile, web) to front-end serving stack, back-end, video streaming systems, global networking, crypto, protocols.

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

The YouTube Security engineering team builds and deploys a combination of reactive and proactive systems to manage security threats against the platform and the community. Whereas common practice in fighting abuse relies heavily on enforcement, the team is investing in strategies and designs for prevention. The YouTube teams design solutions and deploy large systems that span multiple Google clusters, thousands of Google employees, millions of creators and billions of users.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

• Direct security reviews and engage with upcoming products to identify security risks and design them out. Conduct and guide threat modeling for YouTube products and features.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with mitigations and hardening.
• Create strategy for memory safety at YouTube.
• Explore foundational/Large Language Model (LLM) models for identifying security gaps in product areas.