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Director, Security Software Engineering, Google Cloud

Google

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$307,000 - $427,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Director of Security Software Engineering at Google Cloud will lead a critical engineering organization focused on securing modern cloud software ecosystems. This senior leadership role involves defining the technical vision and strategy for autonomous security posture and next-generation secure software lifecycles. The position requires a combination of deep software engineering expertise and a passion for leading high-performing teams. The mission includes eliminating systemic software vulnerabilities and pioneering security paradigms for AI-driven software development.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or software security.
  • 8 years of experience leading engineering teams and managing managers.
  • Experience building distributed systems, security platforms, or cloud-native developer tooling.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity is preferred.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills to drive alignment across global organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Build, lead, and mentor a global organization of software engineers, security architects, and managers.
  • Define multi-year technical vision and engineering standards across security management and secure platforms.
  • Architect Autonomous Security Posture Management (ASPM) frameworks to eliminate manual audit overhead.
  • Pioneer secure-by-design SDLC paradigms for AI-generated code and agentic development.
  • Drive cloud-native security engineering across microservice meshes and distributed platforms.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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