Security Engineer, YouTube
Description For Security Engineer, YouTube
YouTube, a leading video-sharing platform, is seeking a Security Engineer to join their team in San Bruno, CA. This role represents an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creative content delivery, where you'll be responsible for safeguarding one of the world's largest digital platforms.
The position requires a seasoned security professional with 8 years of comprehensive experience in security engineering, assessments, and coding. You'll lead YouTube's security strategy, working with various teams to protect the platform's vast ecosystem. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on security work, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and incident response.
As a Security Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of protecting a platform that believes in giving everyone a voice. You'll work with state-of-the-art technology, including exploring foundational models and LLMs for security applications. The role offers an opportunity to impact billions of users while working with some of the best minds in technology.
The compensation package is highly competitive, ranging from $189,000 to $284,000 base salary, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This reflects YouTube's commitment to attracting and retaining top security talent. The role offers significant growth potential within Google's ecosystem and the chance to work on complex security challenges at a massive scale.
You'll be joining a company that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging, with a strong commitment to equal opportunity employment. The role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and security acumen, making it ideal for someone who wants to make a significant impact on digital security while working with cutting-edge technology.
This position is perfect for a security professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys tackling complex challenges, and wants to contribute to protecting one of the world's largest content platforms. You'll be part of a team that moves at the speed of culture while maintaining the highest security standards.
Responsibilities For Security Engineer, YouTube
- Lead the security strategy for YouTube and consult on security incidents across YouTube products
- Review and develop secure operational practices, provide security guidance to engineers and support staff
- Respond to vulnerabilities with appropriate repositories, mitigations, and hardening
- Engage with penetration testing teams and employ techniques like reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis
- Review designs for security gaps, both with one-time and longer term engagements
- Surface vulnerability patterns and design them out
- Explore foundational / LLM models for identifying security gaps in product areas
Requirements For Security Engineer, YouTube
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling
- 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols
- 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages
- 3 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis
- 3 years of experience in incident management
- Industry-recognized security certifications (preferred)
- Experience with information security incident and threat assessments (preferred)
- Understanding full software stack (preferred)
Benefits For Security Engineer, YouTube
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits package (as per Google benefits)
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