Staff AI Research Scientist — LLM & RL

DeepMind Technologies Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google DeepMind seeks a senior research scientist role focused on core modeling and post-training experience (e.g., deep learning, LLMs, reinforcement learning). This position targets candidates with strong research skills who will drive the Gemini model recipe from hypothesis to delivery.

You will design ablation studies, communicate findings, build research infra, and collaborate across teams. Competitive compensation includes US base pay, 20% bonus target, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with large language model, reinforcement learning, and deep learning.

Responsibilities

• Specialize in core modeling and post-training experience. Drive the research process for large-scale agent post-training from hypothesis formulation to delivery in the Gemini model recipe.
• Design and execute ablation studies to validate research hypotheses and accelerate experimental feedback loops.
• Communicate research findings, progress, and outcomes to the broader team through visualizations and reports.
• Develop research infrastructure and utilities for data analysis and model evaluations using standard engineering practices.
• Collaborate with other research scientists and engineers to maintain a regular feedback and communication loop.
• Learn more about benefits at Google .

Skills

Large language models

Reinforcement learning

Deep learning

Software development

Research leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Google DeepMind seeks a senior research scientist role focused on core modeling and post-training experience (e.g., deep learning, LLMs, reinforcement learning). This position targets candidates with strong research skills who will drive the Gemini model recipe from hypothesis to delivery.

You will design ablation studies, communicate findings, build research infra, and collaborate across teams. Competitive compensation includes US base pay, 20% bonus target, equity, and comprehensive benefits.