Frontier AI Research Scientist, DeepMind

Mountain View, CA, US Until 8/21/2026 First posted April 29, 2026 Last posted April 29, 2026
Job description

About the Job

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across the team and in the research community.
  • Help in growing research business across teams by sharing research trends and best practices within the community.
  • Define the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation under minimal guidance. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed.
  • Identify new and upcoming research areas by interacting with potential external and internal collaborators. Help in developing long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research with some guidance.
  • Contribute to conducting experiments based on the research question. Develop research prototypes or conduct simulations to further evaluate the impact of research, finalize hypotheses, and refine the research methodology under minimal guidance.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 2 years of coding experience.
  • 1 year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.
About this role

Summary

Conduct AI research, publish papers, develop prototypes, and define research strategies at DeepMind.

Job title

Research Scientist

Experience level

2+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Remote work possible, based in Mountain View, CA, USA

Salary

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PhDpublicationscoding

Preferred skills

research agendacollaborations

Specializations

artificial intelligencedeep learningresearch
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

California, USA

Remote State

Mountain View, CA, USA

On-site City