Research Engineer, Gemini API and Beyond Serving Compute Efficiency, DeepMind

Google DeepMind; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a highly skilled professional to join its AI Studio and Gemini API team in Mountain View. You will conduct research and analysis that informs product strategy and collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to design, develop, and deploy scalable, high-performance AI solutions.

You will help understand usage patterns, identify efficiency opportunities, and support decisions around compute allocation and production strategy, contributing to ambitious,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience programming in Python or C++.
• Experience working in industry, taking projects from proof-of-concept through to implementation.
• Experience applying experimental ideas to applied problems using statistical methods.
• Experience working on a product team.

Responsibilities

• Lead reporting of compute costs and utilization, and implement metrics for platforms like AI Studio and Gemini API.
• Research and develop quantitative approaches to improve fleet-wide compute efficiency and relate usage to product strategy.
• Contribute to reporting and analytical infrastructure, including dashboards.
• Present complex research findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborate across DeepMind to support high-quality cross-product journeys for developers.

Skills

Python

C++

Industry experience

Experimental ideas

Product team experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats/ML

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Behavioral Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience programming in Python or C++.
• Experience working in industry, taking projects from proof-of-concept through to implementation.
• Experience applying experimental ideas to applied problems using statistical methods.
• Experience working on a product team.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD/DPhil in a related technical or scientific field.
• Experience applying and productionizing state-of-the-art large visual, language, and multimodal research, coupled with a passion for improving developer experience and generative AI.
• Proficiency or experience with front-end design skill.
• Understanding of compute allocation and serving architecture.
• Excellent data visualization and communication skills, with a track record of cross-functional collaboration and working effectively on a product team.

About the job

As a part of DeepMind's high-visibility AI Studio and Gemini API team, you will shape the future of AI development. You will do research and analysis that directly informs strategy for a product that empowers developers worldwide. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers to design, develop, and deploy scalable, high-performance AI solutions. You will grow in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your technical expertise and passion for AI will directly impact Google's AI strategy.

You can see some of our work in aistudio.google.com.

In this role, you will enable us to understand usage of our systems in scalable ways, informing decisions around compute allocation and production strategy. Your goal is to identify and understand efficiency opportunities and gaps.Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer various learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead the reporting of compute costs and utilization, while implementing critical business, product, and engineering metrics for platforms like AI Studio, Gemini API, and Beyond.
• Research and develop quantitative approaches to improve fleet-wide compute efficiency, and connect these usage patterns to product and business strategy.
• Contribute to innovative reporting and analytical infrastructure, including the use of agentic workflows and advanced dashboarding techniques.
• Present and communicate complex research findings in a compelling manner to a varied set of stakeholders.
• Collaborate across DeepMind (GDM) organizations to support high-quality, cross-product journeys for developers.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.