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Senior Research Engineer

Google· Research
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Mountain View, CA, USA$178.8k - $253kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Research Engineer at Google DeepMind, Mountain View, CA. Focused on applying research to high-impact problems, developing scalable ML software, and guiding long-term research projects with mentoring and collaboration across research and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Apply research ideas to high-impact problems by prototyping, curating datasets, and deploying optimized machine learning systems.
  • Architect and implement scalable software libraries and high-quality code in Python or C++ to translate research into practical applications.
  • Drive high-stake, long-term research projects from ideation to completion by scoping project needs, managing resources, and solving ambiguous problems.
  • Train, evaluate, and iterate on deep neural models and reinforcement learning algorithms to continually improve agent performance and achieve research objectives.
  • Influence engineering best practices by championing code reviews, mentoring team members, and facilitating clear communication between research and engineering.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a Research Engineer-related occupation.
  • Alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Research Engineer-related occupation.
  • Position requires 3 years of experience in: Statistical data analysis; Python or C++; Infrastructure and pipeline design; Software testing and testing frameworks; and ML / AI experimentation design.

Skills

Required:PythonC++

Benefits

  • benefits determined by role, level, and location; 15% bonus target; equity; health and retirement benefits as per Google policy (benefits page linked)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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