Hiring: Research Engineer, AGI Safety and Alignment, DeepMind Company: Google DeepMind Location: Mountain View, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:02:08 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Embedded Systems, Fine-tuning, NLP, REST About the job Experience: •3 years of experience in software development, ML engineering, or ML research. Required Skills: •Learn more about benefits at Google . •Research new alignment methods, studying alignment failures, and applying AGI-scalable alignment techniques to frontier models. •Develop adversarially robust AGI control systems and implement them in production. •Research interpretability techniques to understand what AI systems are thinking. •Interface directly with product teams to ensure that our research is correctly adopted. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related Software Engineering field, or equivalent practical experience. •At Google, research-focused Software Engineers are embedded throughout the company, allowing them to setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world. •The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Safety and Alignment Team (ASAT) aims to reduce existential and catastrophic risk from AGI and eventually Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). We research novel techniques and work with the rest of GDM and Google to apply them. •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. •Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. •US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Compensation: •US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!