Lead Research Engineer, Bioresilience & GenAI

DeepMind Technologies Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepMind Technologies Limited in London seeks a Lead Research Engineer to advance frontier AI within the Bioresilience program. You will lead development of GenAI-enabled workflows and collaborate across Biosecurity, GenAI, and Alphabet partners to translate breakthroughs into deployable tools.

The role emphasizes strong software leadership, cross-team coordination, and the creation of robust evaluation benchmarks for biological data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
• 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GDI, research leadership, external authorities to navigate ambiguity and set program objectives.
• Develop 0-to-1 solutions and workflows using internal platforms and base models such as Gemini and AlphaFold.
• Synthesize partner insights to inform frontier model development and safety safeguards.
• Advocate best practices for safe GenAI deployment and demonstrate frontier model capabilities.
• Lead a team of software and research engineers, nurturing talent and prioritizing high-impact opportunities.

Skills

Project leadership

People management

Software development

Research collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AlphaFold

Gemini

AlphaGenome

Job description

DeepMind Technologies Limited in London seeks a Lead Research Engineer to advance frontier AI within the Bioresilience program. You will lead development of GenAI-enabled workflows and collaborate across Biosecurity, GenAI, and Alphabet partners to translate breakthroughs into deployable tools.

The role emphasizes strong software leadership, cross-team coordination, and the creation of robust evaluation benchmarks for biological data.