Staff Software Engineer, Beyond Live, DeepMind

About the role

At Google DeepMind, our mission is to build the world's first general-purpose learning agent. Central to this mission is the complex task of measuring the intelligence of our prototypes. As a Software Engineer, you will be working with the cutting-edge AI agents developed by our exceptional team of Machine Learning and Neuroscience research scientists.

Responsibilities

• Create systems for agent testing using 2D and 3D games.
• Develop test problems within physics simulators.
• Create graphical visualization of results.
• Build competitive agent leaderboards.
• Test new algorithms on robots.
• Address systems issues in C++ (mostly), from low-latency streaming and audio/video tokenization to proactive orchestration and multiple-model (e.g., talker/thinker) interactions.
• Collaborate closely with DeepMind researchers to translate AI breakthroughs into production services at Google scale.
• Build the foundational platform that makes AI agents feel truly conversational and alive, defining the next era of AI assistant technology.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating and vetting technical designs, feature requests, and code implementations to maintain simple-as-possible, high-quality systems.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive alignment on technical direction, and translate experimental features into concrete engineering plans.
• Ability to quickly pivot and adapt to rapid changes in product decisions and research breakthroughs.
• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of effectively collaborating across both research and product client teams.

Skills

• Strong foundation in software engineering.
• Enjoy working on a wide range of challenging problems within a mission-driven team.

Benefits

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Pay

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD)

Schedule

N/A