Research Engineer, Gemini Retrieval, DeepMind

Google LLC
San Francisco, CA, United States
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$174,000.0 - $252,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence C++ (Programming Language) Computer Programming Information Retrieval Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Recommender Systems Software Tools Software Engineering Reinforcement Learning Pytorch Large Language Models
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Generative AI Information Technology

Job description

  • Uncover strategic opportunities at the intersection of Gemini, Search, factuality, continual learning, deep research, and domain internalization.
  • Analyze models and model-driven products beyond current leaderboards-understand complex problem spaces and create new ways to measure ideal behavior.
  • Use empirical findings to develop practical interventions and modeling innovations to improve our models across downstream surfaces.
  • Collaborate with product teams like Search and YouTube to scale research innovations into production environments, optimizing for quality and efficiency.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience in machine learning, with a focus on Large Language Models (LLMs) or Information Retrieval (IR).
  • 3 years of experience with software engineering in Python, C++, JAX, or PyTorch programming, including experience implementing multi-stage training pipelines or algorithms., * Experience developing Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms, automated evaluation systems, or LLM reflection and reasoning frameworks.
  • Experience with competitive programming, mathematics competitions (e.g., ICPC, IOI, IMO), or a track record of developing novel algorithms.
  • Experience rapidly prototyping and iterating on complex systems, generative AI models, or multi-stage pipelines.
  • Experience collaborating with product engineering teams to deploy machine learning models or research innovations into large-scale production environments (e.g., Search, Recommendation Systems).
  • Track record of learning new software tools, frameworks, and codebases quickly to solve complex technical obstacles.

About the company

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, Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle’s EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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