The Staff Research Scientist/Engineer role at DeepMind focuses on developing and scaling foundational post-training methods for consumer agents. The position emphasizes deep learning, large language models, and reinforcement learning to create autonomous, adaptive agents. Candidates will work on building training datasets and evaluation frameworks to enhance agent reliability and performance. This role is part of a pioneering AI lab dedicated to solving complex global challenges and advancing AI technology for public benefit.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with large language models, reinforcement learning, and deep learning.

• Specialize in core modeling and post-training experience.
• Drive the research process for large-scale agent post-training from hypothesis formulation to delivery.
• Design and execute ablation studies to validate research hypotheses.
• Communicate research findings, progress, and outcomes to the broader team.
• Develop research infrastructure and utilities for data analysis and model evaluations.

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