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# Research Engineer, Astra, DeepMind

- **Company:** Google
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, Optimization Algorithms, Data Generation
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0ED48D31873845DF84B42A937B4F60DE/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
 * 2 years of experience conducting research or engineering systems.
 * 2 years of experience building in Python.
 * 2 years of experience with agentic AI workflows, frameworks, and approaches.

Preferred qualifications:

 * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
 * Experience with data collection, model fine-tuning, and evaluation.
 * Experience with inference optimization techniques or extensive prompt tuning.
 * Track record of publication at leading conferences on the topic of agentic AI and multimodal LLMs.

## Description

* Contribute to building a full-stack Universal Assistant prototype across key workstreams, including agent infrastructure, multi-agent systems, and full-stack integration.
 * Guide model inference, optimization, fine-tuning, and evaluation to improve system capabilities and reliability.
 * Support data workflows through synthetic data generation and prompt optimizations.
 * Collaborate with partner teams across DeepMind, including the Gemini and Gemini App teams, to integrate and evaluate new agentic capabilities.


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