Google DeepMind · Mountain View/New York City

Data Scientist/Software Engineer, Counter Abuse Specialist, Model Threat Defense

11/13/2025

Description

  • Work with cross-functional teams to build and improve approaches to distillation attack detection and mitigation.
  • Leverage data science skills to identify emerging attacks and trends, operationalize new strategies for detecting them, and inform the development of robust counter-measures.
  • Coordinate responses to attackers and abuse campaigns.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in Counter Abuse Data Science, Adversarial Machine Learning, or building Counter-Abuse Systems.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., Trust & Safety) to implement security or abuse solutions.
  • Master's or PhD in a related quantitative field.
  • Deep expertise in analyzing and mitigating abuse in large-scale systems.
  • Industry experience in threat intelligence, OSINT, mission assurance, and/or related fields.
  • Strong understanding of model distillation, model stealing, and other capability extraction techniques.
  • Experience with ML frameworks and data analysis tools.
  • A track record of coordinating responses to active security incidents or large-scale attacks.

Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $166,000 - $244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

Application

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