Reinforcement Learning Research Engineer — Large-Scale AI

AI Breaking Wire

Northern, New York (KY, NY)

Hybrid

USD 220,000 - 380,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking an AI Research Engineer specializing in reinforcement learning to advance agent capabilities across complex environments. You will bridge theory and large-scale applications with cross-functional teams and rigorous empirical evaluation.

We value advanced degrees and deep RL expertise, with opportunities for stock-based compensation, comprehensive benefits, and continuous learning through state-of-the-art facilities in New York.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in CS/ML required or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated expertise in RL algorithms and experiments.
  • Strong programming background in Python with ML frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Develop novel RL algorithms for complex, multi-agent settings.
  • Bridge theory and practical large-scale RL applications.
  • Conduct empirical evaluations across benchmarks.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate RL.

Skills

Python
Reinforcement Learning
PPO
DQN
Actor-Critic

Education

M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science or ML

Tools

JAX
TensorFlow

Job description

Google DeepMind is seeking an AI Research Engineer specializing in reinforcement learning to advance agent capabilities across complex environments. You will bridge theory and large-scale applications with cross-functional teams and rigorous empirical evaluation.

We value advanced degrees and deep RL expertise, with opportunities for stock-based compensation, comprehensive benefits, and continuous learning through state-of-the-art facilities in New York.

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