
Research Scientist, Gemini Post-Training
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Google’s Research Scientist will develop and evaluate training approaches for Gemini models, run large-scale tests, and help bring proven improvements into products. The role includes designing experiments and research solutions, managing project deliverables, and sharing findings with the wider research community. Candidates need a PhD or equivalent practical experience, relevant dissertation research, four years of cross-team or cross-project research agenda experience, and first-author publications.
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Research Scientist, Gemini Post-Training
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XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
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Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
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Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
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Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
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Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
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Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
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Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
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Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA .
Minimum qualifications:
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PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
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Dissertation research in natural language processing, machine learning, computer vision, speech processing or other relevant area
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4 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
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One or more first-author publications on topics related to algorithms or data in conferences, journals, or public repositories (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP).
Preferred qualifications:
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Expertise in algorithms and the results of ML engineer agents
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Track record of execution and impact in a fast-paced research or engineering environment
About the job
As an organization, Google maintains a portfolio of research projects driven by fundamental research, new product innovation, product contribution and infrastructure goals, while providing individuals and teams the freedom to emphasize specific types of work. As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies. From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.
As a Research Scientist, you'll also actively contribute to the wider research community by sharing and publishing your findings, with ideas inspired by internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.
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 aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Responsibilities
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Design new data, environments, and learning algorithms for training and evaluating Gemini models
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Perform controlled experiments and communicate results
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Collaborate with others to land proven improvements for Gemini
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Deliver on large portions of a project by defining the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed.
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