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Research Engineer, Gen Media, DeepMind

DeepMind

Mountain View, CAJob$174–252K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$174–252K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Research Engineer will contribute to research-focused software engineering at Google DeepMind, developing experiments and implementations and helping advance AI research toward broad product innovation. The role involves collaboration across DeepMind and with external research labs, communicating research breakthroughs, and representing the team’s work at global venues. The broader research environment includes prototyping, designing architectures, and partnering with universities and publishing papers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Computer ScienceGeneral MathematicsStatistical MethodsMachine LearningTensorflowJaxMEPyTorch (Machine Learning Library)Artificial IntelligenceData MiningNatural Language Processing SystemsJAXDiffusion Model TrainingResearch CollaborationResearch Presentation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning or Equivalent5 Years ML Framework Experience2 Years Applied Research ExperienceIndustry ExperienceProof-of-Concept to Implementation ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with TensorFlow or similar ML frameworks (e.g., JAX or PyTorch).
  • 2 years of experience in an applied research setting.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with training diffusion models.
  • Experience working in industry and on projects from proof-of-concept through to implementation.

About the job At Google, research-focused Software Engineers are embedded throughout the company, allowing them to setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, engineers work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more. But you stay connected to your research roots as an active contributor to the wider research community by partnering with universities and publishing papers. 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 diverse 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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities

  • Lead ambitious team collaborations, aligning efforts across DeepMind to execute on shared, high-impact research goals.
  • Report and present complex research breakthroughs clearly and efficiently.
  • Build, lead, and maintain strategic collaborations with key external research labs and leading individuals in the field.
  • Act as a principal representative of our work internally and externally at global venues.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,136 open Research Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$174–252K/yr
  • California median$184–338K/yr401 salary ranges
  • US median$150–275K/yr812 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $213K, is 16% below the California median midpoint ($254K) — in the middle half of Research Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 577 open Research Engineer jobs in California and 1,136 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Research Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (621 postings).
Education
407 of the 1,136 open Research Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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