Research Engineer, Human Understanding

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Engineer with a strong background in multi-modal modelling for humans and a focus on speech & audio/visual to join the effort within Google DeepMind's Frontier AI unit. This role is pivotal in developing foundational multimodal AI capabilities to understand, generate, and protect human likeness. As a key contributor, you will design and implement cutting-edge models and frameworks, pushing the boundaries of AI to enable foundational capabilities for human-centric understanding and generation.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance