Frontier Ai Research Engineer

Google DeepMind is one of the world's leading AI research labs, and this
Research Developer
role sits right at the frontier of what's possible. Based in
Montreal, QC, you'll be embedded within the
Frontier AI Incubation
team — a group pushing the boundaries of foundational AI systems across multiple domains, from personalized model adaptation to multimodal reasoning and agentic workflows.This isn't a role where you're maintaining existing pipelines. You'll be doing end-to-end technical development — designing algorithms, running experiments, building production-grade architectures, and partnering directly with Google product and development teams to bring cutting-edge AI capabilities into real-world environments. The work spans research and product, and you'll be expected to move fluidly between both.About the Role: Research Developer, Frontier AI Incubation
At the core of this position is the design, training, and optimization of
foundational algorithms and machine learning systems. That includes working on personalized model adaptation, contextual memory architectures,
dynamic prompt optimization, and
multimodal reasoning. You'll lead technical development from early algorithmic design through to
production-grade architecture and scaled serving infrastructure, ensuring that promising research ideas can be deployed broadly and quickly.Collaboration is central to how this team operates. You'll partner directly with Google development and product teams to integrate core technologies into production environments — including
Project Helix, agent workspaces, and intelligent system integrations. You'll also be responsible for formulating
novel evaluation methodologies, both automated and human-in-the-loop, to measure capability gains, latency and compute efficiency, alignment, and personalization fidelity.Benefits and Salary
This position offers a salary range of
$185,000 – $190,000 CAD per year, plus a
15% bonus target, equity, and a full benefits package. Google provides a comprehensive benefits programme — more details are available on Google's careers benefits page.Job Details
Company:
Google DeepMindLocation:
Montreal, QC, CanadaRequisition ID:
88729681640989382Pay:
$185,000 – $190,000 CAD/year + 15% bonus target + equity + benefitsResponsibilities
In this role, you'll be operating across the full technical stack — from early-stage algorithm design through to scaled deployment. The work demands both rigorous scientific thinking and strong engineering execution, and your contributions will directly shape how Google DeepMind's
frontier AI systems
reach production and users at scale.Design, train, and optimize
foundational algorithms and ML systems, including personalized model adaptation, agentic workflows, contextual memory architectures, dynamic prompt optimization, and multimodal reasoningLead end-to-end technical development
from algorithmic design and experimental prototyping through to production-grade architecture and scaled serving infrastructurePartner directly
with Google development and product teams to integrate and harden core technologies within production environments, including Project Helix, agent workspaces, and intelligent system integrationsFormulate novel evaluation methodologies, both automated and human-in-the-loop, to measure capability gains, latency and compute efficiency, alignment, and personalization fidelityRequirements / Skills
Google DeepMind is looking for someone who combines a strong foundation in computer science or machine learning with hands-on experience building and deploying ML systems. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable in a research context and a production engineering environment, and can navigate both with confidence.Bachelor's degree
in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience2 years of experience
in machine learning, algorithm design, data structures, or distributed software systems2 years of programming experience
in Python or C++1 year of experience
taking technical projects or ML systems from conceptual formulation through to implementation and deploymentExperience with foundation model development, including techniques such as reinforcement learning from human/AI feedback, supervised fine-tuning, parameter-efficient tuning, or inference optimization (preferred)Experience or interest in personalization, adaptive systems, user modelling, retrieval-augmented generation, or agentic memory architectures (preferred)Experience with ML frameworks
and large-scale model training or serving infrastructure (preferred)Experience collaborating across research and product boundaries
to co-design technical architectures (preferred)Strong scientific analysis, technical problem-solving, and communication skills (preferred)Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience;
2 years of experience in machine learning, algorithm design, data structures, or distributed software systems;
2 years of experience programming in Python or C++;
1 year of experience taking technical projects or machine learning systems from conceptual formulation to implementation and deployment.#J-18808-Ljbffr