Staff Software Engineer, AI-Powered GRC Automation
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Staff Software Engineer, AI-Powered GRC Automation
207,000–301,000 / Year
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, USA • Kirkland, WA, USA • New York, NY, USA • Reston, VA, USA • Seattle, WA, USA
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office
Job Description
info_outline XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field. 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 5 years of experience with software design and architecture. Preferred qualifications: 10 years of experience in software engineering roles. 5 years of experience in designing, building, and productionizing AI/ML systems, including experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) or AI agent development, and familiarity with common AI/ML libraries/frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, scikit-learn, LangChain). Experience leading the architectural design and development of large-scale distributed systems, including experience with microservices architecture or containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Experience with server-side programming languages (e.g., Python, Go), advanced SQL, cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform), and building/managing scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT).
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 part of this team, you will be at the forefront of transforming Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) for Google Cloud and Technical Infrastructure (TI). You will build an intelligent, AI-powered platform to automate and scale critical GRC functions. Your mission is to engineer innovative solutions that leverage Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to provide continuous assurance, enforce privacy, streamline audits, enhance reporting, and power real-time Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), ultimately safeguarding Google's security and compliance posture. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities Define and drive the technical strategy and architecture for a scalable platform supporting AI-driven Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) functions, while owning the end-to-end design and implementation of significant platform components. Lead the development and implementation of novel AI/ML models and algorithms to automate and scale Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), privacy control enforcement, audit processes, risk reporting, and other GRC workflows, address ambiguous problems and making key design trade-offs. Oversee processes for assessing data signal quality, designing and leading the engineering of scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and validate various datasets for training AI models. Build and disseminate a deep understanding of control objectives, scope, implementation, and the data signals required for effective, AI-enhanced monitoring and validation, while mentoring team members and influencing stakeholders on these aspects.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical strategy and architecture for scalable AI-driven GRC platforms.
- Lead development and implementation of novel AI/ML models to automate Continuous Controls Monitoring and privacy enforcement.
- Oversee data signal quality assessment and engineering of scalable data pipelines for AI model training.
- Build deep understanding of control objectives and data signals for AI-enhanced monitoring.
- Mentor team members and influence stakeholders on GRC design and implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
Software developmentSpeech/audio technologyReinforcement learningML infrastructureML designModel deploymentModel evaluationData processingDebuggingFine tuningSoftware testingSoftware launchingSoftware designSoftware architectureLeadershipMentoringStakeholder influenceProblem solvingVersatilityLarge Language ModelsAI agent developmentTensorFlowPyTorchJAXscikit-learnLangChainMicroservices architectureDockerKubernetesPythonGoAdvanced SQLGoogle Cloud PlatformETL/ELT
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- 20 days of vacation per year
- 40 hours sick time per year
- 28-30 weeks maternity leave
- 18 weeks baby bonding leave
- 13 paid holidays per year
- 20% bonus target
- Equity
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