Senior AI Research Engineer

Google; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind, based in Mountain View, California, is seeking a Research Engineer to advance AI research, building scalable ML systems and contributing to product innovation for billions of users.

This role demands strong background in statistics and programming (Python or C++), plus experience turning research ideas into robust software, with a collaborative, safety‑minded environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
• 3 years of experience in statistical data analysis, Python or C++, infrastructure design, software testing, and ML/AI experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Apply research ideas to high-impact problems by prototyping and deploying ML systems.
• Architect and implement scalable libraries and high‑quality code in Python or C++.
• Drive long-term research projects from ideation to completion with resource management.
• Train, evaluate, and iterate on deep neural models and RL algorithms.
• Influence engineering practices through code reviews and cross-team communication.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

Python

C++

Infrastructure design

Software testing

ML/AI experimentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Job description

Google DeepMind, based in Mountain View, California, is seeking a Research Engineer to advance AI research, building scalable ML systems and contributing to product innovation for billions of users.

This role demands strong background in statistics and programming (Python or C++), plus experience turning research ideas into robust software, with a collaborative, safety‑minded environment.