Research Engineer — AI Evaluation & Agent Orchestration

Google DeepMind; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind in Mountain View, CA seeks a research-focused Software Engineer to drive large-scale experiments and deployment of advanced evaluation techniques for AI systems. The role blends research with practical engineering to accelerate safe, high-quality product innovations across diverse domains.

Responsibilities include creating experiments, prototyping architectures, and collaborating with universities to publish findings while maintaining a strong focus on safety, ethics, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience designing, constructing, and deploying evaluation frameworks that capture programmatic or algorithmic performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive research on post-training techniques (e.g., RL, SFT, and preference optimization) specifically tailored for personalization scenarios.
• Develop novel evaluation frameworks to measure model quality against user behaviors/feedback.
• Design and train agents capable of orchestrating tools and APIs to deliver hyper-personalized experiences.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

5 years of experience in evaluation

Tools

Experience with accelerators and production-grade AI agents

Job description

Google DeepMind in Mountain View, CA seeks a research-focused Software Engineer to drive large-scale experiments and deployment of advanced evaluation techniques for AI systems. The role blends research with practical engineering to accelerate safe, high-quality product innovations across diverse domains.

Responsibilities include creating experiments, prototyping architectures, and collaborating with universities to publish findings while maintaining a strong focus on safety, ethics, and