Staff Software Engineer, Labs Science

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8 years of experience in full-stack software development using languages such as C++, Java, Kotlin, and Typescript
• 3 years of experience with front-end frameworks, full-stack development, or API development
• 1 year of experience with software design, architecture, and machine learning
• 1 year of experience with agentic coding

Nice to Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Experience programming in TypeScript or JavaScript
• Experience working in a research-adjacent environment, translating SOTA models into product features
• Familiarity with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and billing/infrastructure for compute-intensive workloads

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner with Google DeepMind to translate breakthrough GenAI research assets like Co-Scientist and AlphaEvolve into intuitive products that accelerate scientific discovery
• Architect and build entirely new products from the ground up, moving rapidly from prototypes to production-ready services in a changing environment
• Design and implement sophisticated agentic systems and multi-step AI prompts to solve complex, open-ended scientific tasks using the latest LLM reasoning advancements
• Establish frameworks and metrics to measure model performance, driving continuous quality improvements and model fine-tuning for specific scientific use cases
• Work closely with Product Managers and UX partners to discover user needs and iterate on features that genuinely delight the scientific community

Perks and Benefits

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• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer
• English proficiency requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting