Research Engineer, AI for Weather and Energy

DeepMind • Mountain View, CA

92d • $182,000 - $215,000

About The Position

At Google DeepMind, we've built a unique culture and work environment where long-term ambitious research can flourish. Our team is part of our Sustainability Program, whose aim is to revolutionize environmental sustainability with AI. We conduct fundamental research which develops novel AI methods, and we translate our research advances into real-world applications and products. This role focuses on weather and climate, and the connections to energy, water, nature, and other key sustainability domains.

Requirements

• BSc, MSc or PhD/DPhil degree in computer science, mathematics, applied stats, machine learning or similar experience working in industry.
• Strong background in machine learning foundations (esp. supervised learning, probabilistic modeling, graph-based learning, and/or optimization).
• Strong systems and engineering skills in deep learning frameworks like JAX. Familiarity with distributed systems and training / inference infrastructures.

Nice To Haves

• Core contributor to OSS projects.
• Experience with JAX and its ecosystem.
• Experience with remote sensing data.
• Experience translating research innovations into product applications.
• Commitment/experience/expertise in weather/environmental sustainability and/or allied areas (e.g., fluid dynamics, complex systems, combinatorial optimization, remote sensing).
• A proven track record of publications in top-tier conferences and/or journals.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, scale and evaluate models and software prototypes for sustainability-related problems.
• Enable rapid research iterations by implementing and optimizing data and training pipelines.
• Report and present findings and developments clearly and efficiently, both internally and externally.
• Contribute to team collaborations to meet ambitious research and product goals.
• Engage with application and product needs, to inform research and engineering decisions.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $182,000 - $215,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Master's degree