Engineering Analyst, Trust and Safety, AI Safety

Company: Google
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X In 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 (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary) Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data. 2 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in a quantitative discipline. 2 years of experience or familiarity with one or more of the following languages: SQL, R, Python, or C++. 2 years of experience or familiarity with machine learning systems. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment. About the job Trust & Safety team members are tasked with identifying and taking on the biggest problems that challenge the safety and integrity of our products. They use technical know-how, excellent problem-solving skills, user insights, and proactive communication to protect users and our partners from abuse across Google products like Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. On this team, you're a big-picture thinker and strategic team-player with a passion for doing what’s right. You work globally and cross-functionally with Google engineers and product managers to identify and fight abuse and fraud cases at Google speed - with urgency. And you take pride in knowing that every day you are working hard to promote trust in Google and ensuring the highest levels of user safety. The AI Safety Protections team within Trust and Safety develops and implements AI/LLM-powered solutions to ensure the safety of generative AI across Google's products. This includes safeguards for consumer products, enterprise offerings, on-device applications, and foundational models in collaboration with Google DeepMind. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to apply the latest advancements in AI/LLM, work with teams developing AI technologies, and protect the world from real-world harms. This role works with sensitive content or situations and may be exposed to graphic, controversial, and upsetting topics or content. At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Develop scalable safety solutions for AI products across Google by leveraging advanced machine learning and AI techniques. Apply statistical and data science methods to thoroughly examine Google's protection measures, uncover potential shortcomings, and develop actionable insights for continuous security enhancement. Partner with stakeholders to define key objectives, formulate relevant questions, and establish robust methodologies for extracting critical insights from data to address complex challenges. Drive business outcomes by crafting compelling data stories for a variety of stakeholders, including senior leadership. Develop automated data pipelines and self-service dashboards to provide timely insights at scale.

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