[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Alphabet jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Alphabet · Mountain View, CA # Distinguished Engineer, App and Ecosystem Trust Mountain View, CA, USA Operations Listed on Alphabet’s official careers site. Listed as of October 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/122895160785674950-distinguished-engineer-app-and-ecosystem-trust) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Alphabet](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) / Distinguished Engineer, App and Ecosystem Trust ## Job description ### Minimum qualifications 20 years of experience bringing systems-thinking, business and technical acumen to the development of platforms Experience in Trust & Safety, Mobile security, Privacy or related domains Experience leading innovation, leveraging ML/AI in technical environments Experience managing teams Experience in consumer marketplaces Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, or related Exceptional executive communication and influence skills, with demonstrated success partnering with VP/SVP engineering leadership, product executives, and advanced AI research organizations Recognized industry authority with contributions to open security standards, developer ecosystems, technical advisory boards, or leading peer-reviewed publications/patents in cybersecurity or AI safety Deep domain expertise in agentic AI runtime security, sandboxing, protocol verification, and adversarial machine learning defenses Proven success leading complex, multi-year cross-product area technical transformations and driving architectural alignment across global engineering hubs About the job As a Distinguished Engineer, you will serve as the senior-most technical authority and Individual Contributor (IC) defining and executing the long-term technical strategy for App and Ecosystem Trust (AET) globally. In this role, your technical leadership and architectural influence will extend across Product Areas (PAs), partnering across Platforms & Devices (P&D) and Android Platform, and with Google Play, DeepMind (GDM), Core Security, and Google-wide AI Safety councils. This role requires a rare combination of visionary strategic architecture and technical depth. You will establish a 3–5+ year technical trajectory, leading Google’s transition to Autonomous Defense, transforming safety systems from reactive classification into self-healing, adaptive security architectures capable of neutralizing polymorphic malware, content abuse, and fraud at ecosystem scale. Furthermore, as software architectures evolve toward agentic workflows, you will pioneer and define the architecture for "Agentic Safety" at Google. You will design foundational security guardrails, policy enforcement engines, sandboxed runtime environments, and protocol security for autonomous AI agents, tool-use protocols, and connected app ecosystems. Reporting directly to the VP/GM of App and Ecosystem Trust, you will partner with engineering and product executives across Google to establish technical consensus, solve high-stakes platform safety challenges, and represent Google’s technical leadership across the global tech industry. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 13, 2026 - Listed for: Under a day - Location: Mountain View, CA, USA[Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/122895160785674950-distinguished-engineer-app-and-ecosystem-trust) ## More jobs at Alphabet ### [Camera Control Systems Calibration Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/c807ff37f71d742e6803/) Mountain View, CA, USA ### [Camera Electrical Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/4f94868e9b9a5f608ea0/) Mountain View, CA, USA ### [Engineering Lead, Google Labs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/9b3c72f24460b23c0a7d/) Mountain View, CA, USA ### [Engineering Manager, Google AI Compute](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/3580861b36e2b0e058e3/) Mountain View, CA, USA ### [Global Category Business Manager, Pixel Phones](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/c476e3451a8caf6aca56/) Mountain View, CA, USA ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Distinguished Engineer, Networking](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/equinix/jobs/eaa7e83192d7667b5b37/) Equinix · Redwood City, California, United States ### [App Integration Engineer - IAM](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/8de0606b93c9a855acbe/) Huntington Bank · Dallas, TX ### [Senior Software Engineer - Windows App](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/5cf0f7f3bae9c24aa629/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Digital Ecosystem & Systems Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/bb36f0312cffdd137631/) BAE Systems · Broomfield, Colorado, United States ### [Distinguished Engineer - Distinguished Engineer, Data Foundation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/904d9d94b55c3f2d1306/) Intuit · Mountain View, California OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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