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# Research Engineer, Responsible Frontier AI Research, DeepMind

- **Company:** Google
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Language Modeling, Tensorflow, Software Safety, Pytorch, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/4FB68FD567754163A81ECCC642B891DE/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
 * 3 years of experience in Python programming.
 * 3 years of experience with ML frameworks such as JAX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning.
 * Experience in Python and C++ for high-performance ML library development.
 * Experience with harmful manipulation detection, persuasion modeling, deceptive behavior analysis, or AI safety evaluation and mitigation.
 * Experience working directly on AI safety, or responsible AI research.
 * Experience building evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, or automated testing pipelines for ML models.

## Description

* Be able to rapidly prototype and deliver scalable engineering solutions across the Responsibility research portfolio.
 * Architect and optimize training and inference pipelines to detect and evaluate harmful manipulation behaviors in frontier language models.
 * Develop post-training strategies to mitigate manipulation risks including deceptive persuasion, sycophancy, and covert influence tactics.
 * Collaborate with research scientists to translate safety research into robust implementations and present results to cross-functional stakeholders.
 * Build and maintain evaluation infrastructure to systematically track model safety performance across releases.


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