Security Developer, Ads Safety

Waterloo, ON, Canada Until 9/15/2026 2+ years exp First posted July 17, 2026 Last posted July 17, 2026
Job description

About the Job

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Canada: $150000 - $154000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

  • Address complex problems in abuse fighting.
  • Work with the team to develop solutions to classify and understand actors and their assets, including destinations in Google Ads, using machine learning techniques.
  • Partner with teams to deliver solutions to detect and stop bad actors from re-entering Google Ads, and to reduce friction for good actors.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in software development in one or more general purpose programming languages.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience of building scalable ML system.
  • Experience in anti-abuse adversarial domain.
  • Experience in data analysis.

Additional Information

This posting is for a new vacancy.

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About this role

Summary

Develop solutions to classify actors and combat abuse in Google Ads using machine learning.

Job title

Security Developer, Ads Safety

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Waterloo, ON, Canada; remote not allowed

Salary

C$150k–C$154k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

programming languagesmachine learningsoftware development

Preferred skills

scalable ML systemanti-abuse adversarial domaindata analysis

Specializations

machine learningad safetyabuse detectiondata analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Waterloo, ON, Canada

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