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Research Scientist, AI Secure Code, DeepMind

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

$174,000 - $252,000 per year

PhD Entry-Level
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Research Scientist in AI Secure Code at DeepMind will focus on advancing research capabilities and building scalable infrastructure for cybersecurity. This role involves working on cybersecurity models and developing novel techniques for vulnerability verification. The team aims to contribute to Google's Cyber Strike initiative by creating high-quality datasets and evaluation platforms. The position is integral to enhancing software security through innovative AI solutions.

Requirements

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
  • Experience with vulnerability research including auditing, reverse engineering, and exploitation.
  • Experience in building infrastructure, developer tools, or ML-based applications.
  • A publication record in AI conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, or ICLR.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Go.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to GDM's Cyber Strike initiative by collaborating across organizations to build cybersecurity datasets and evaluation platforms.
  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable software infrastructure for vulnerability detection and remediation services.
  • Build evaluation pipelines, benchmarks, and leaderboards to measure agent performance rigorously.
  • Optimize system performance, latency, and resource utilization for serving large models.
  • Collaborate with product and platform teams to gather requirements and deploy research-based solutions.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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