Research Engineer, Game Theory

SnapshotArtificial Intelligence could be one of humanitys most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind were a team of scientists engineers machine learning experts and more working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery and collaborate with others on critical challenges ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.About UsThe Game Theory Research Team works on fundamental challenges at the intersection of AI economics and computer science. Our goal is to understand the principles of strategic interaction to build the next generation of safe beneficial and scalable multi-agent AI. As a Research Engineer you will build the state-of-the-art systems that power our ambitious long-term research agenda.The RoleAs a Research Engineer you will be designing and implementing novel theories and algorithms in high-performance scalable code bases.Key responsibilities:Creating novel learning algorithms and complex game-theoretic models with a primary focus on performance and scalability in JAX.Building and maintaining large-scale simulation platforms and end-to-end research pipelines to run experiments on Google DeepMinds cutting-edge infrastructure including massive TPU pods.Partnering deeply with Research Scientists to transform mathematical concepts and research hypotheses into robust production-quality code and reproducible experiments.Leading the engineering direction for complex research projects establishing best practices for code quality and maintainability and mentoring junior engineers on the team.Optimizing every part of the research workflow from data processing and model training to results analysis to drastically accelerate the pace of discovery.About YouIn order to set you up for success as a Research Engineer at Google DeepMind we look for the following skills and experience:Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.5 years of software development experience using Python or C.Experience with deep learning frameworks such as JAX (preferred) or PyTorch.Experience with standard analysis and scientific computing libraries: numpy pandas and matplotlib. Familiarity with scipy sklearn and altair is considered a plus.In addition the following would be an advantage:PhD with a research focus on Machine Learning Reinforcement Learning or Multi-Agent Systems.Deep expertise building and optimizing complex systems in JAX.Experience training large-scale models on accelerators (TPUs GPUs) in a distributed environment.A strong background in algorithmic game theory multi-agent reinforcement learning or computational economics.A track record of leading complex software projects and a passion for enabling groundbreaking research through world-class engineering.Experience working with language models such as designing agentic harnesses memory retrieval or fine-tuning.At Google DeepMind we value diversity of experience knowledge backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of sex race religion or belief ethnic or national origin disability age citizenship marital domestic or civil partnership status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation please do not hesitate to let us know.Closing date: 10th OctoberRequired Experience:Unclear Seniority Key Skills Administration,ABAP,Community Support,Event Planning,Linq,Inventory Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1