Google DeepMind · Mountain View

Research Engineer, Human Understanding

3/26/2026

Qualifications

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in developing machine learning models, such as audio & speech-visual models.
  • Experience in working with and tuning large-scale vision language models.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and experience with at least one major deep learning framework (e.g., JAX)
  • Experience conducting independent research and development, including experimental design, implementation, and analysis.
  • Experience with Generative AI techniques and architectures.
  • Familiarity with Reinforcement Learning or alignment methods.
  • A track record of publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV).
  • Experience with multimodal learning, integrating information from different data types (e.g., vision, audio, text).
  • Understanding of privacy-preserving machine learning or responsible AI practices.

Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between 174,000 USD - 252,000 USD + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

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