Engineering Analyst, Trust and Safety, Ads and Shopping

Engineering Analyst, Trust and Safety, Ads and Shopping

Google Seattle, WA, USA ;
Austin, TX, USA

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• 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.

• 2 years of experience with one or more of the following languages: SQL, R, Python, or C++.
• 2 years of experience with machine learning systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem‑solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever‑changing environment.

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.

We work with a variety of teams from Engineering to Legal, Public Policy and Sales to set policies and combat fraud and abuse in a scalable way, often with an eye to finding industry‑wide solutions. Trust and Safety team members are problem solvers first, motivated to find innovative solutions and use technical know‑how, user insights and proactive communication to pursue the highest possible quality and safety standards for users across Google products.

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 $126,000-$181,000 + 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.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional groups such as Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Legal to drive projects that increase users’ safety and provide better online experience through Google Ads.
• Conduct complex queries and analyses, build visual models, and construct presentations on abuse trends to aid in fraud prevention and influence change in existing abuse detection systems.
• Identify opportunities/sources for new signals, automation, and workflow improvements.
• Conduct investigations to catch fraudsters, enforce our product policies, learn spam patterns/trends and identify product vulnerabilities; may be occasionally exposed to some adult content and other somewhat disturbing content during the process.
• Work on‑call schedules outside of working hours, including weekends/holidays, and with sensitive content or situations and may be exposed to graphic, controversial, or upsetting topics or content.

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