Research Engineer & Tech Lead Manager — Frontier AI Security

Google DeepMind; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a research-focused Software Engineer to build scalable defenses against misuse of frontier AI models and to advance cyber security across Gemini. You will bridge research and production, deploying ideas from experiments to robust systems, collaborating with safety teams and universities, and contributing to state-of-the-art cyber defense strategies.

The role emphasizes research-to-production impact, with responsibilities spanning ML, RL, cybersecurity, and

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent practical experience in CS or related field.
• 5 years of cybersecurity experience (red teaming, vulnerability discovery, etc.).
• 5 years of experience developing agentic tools.
• 2 years of experience as a people manager.

Responsibilities

• Improve adversarial evaluation techniques and red-teaming approaches.
• Advance defenses for out-of-model risks and classifiers.
• Collaborate with safety engineering to develop new capabilities from adversarial research.
• Contribute to Gemini’s cyber defense capabilities and protections.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Agentic tools development

People management

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Google DeepMind is seeking a research-focused Software Engineer to build scalable defenses against misuse of frontier AI models and to advance cyber security across Gemini. You will bridge research and production, deploying ideas from experiments to robust systems, collaborating with safety teams and universities, and contributing to state-of-the-art cyber defense strategies.

The role emphasizes research-to-production impact, with responsibilities spanning ML, RL, cybersecurity, and