Research Engineer, Polaris, DeepMind
$164K–$1100K
Mountain View, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- No prior work experience required.
- Education
- No education or degree requirements.
About the job
Design realistic, complex evaluation tasks to measure Gemini’s performance on long-horizon software engineering work and help identify and address model weaknesses.
What you'll do
- Create tasks for evaluating Gemini on long-horizon software engineering tasks.
- Evaluate weaknesses in the latest AI models and develop data and pipelines to improve Gemini.
What they ask for
- Experience using AI coding agents.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Experience in competitive programming or mathematics competitions (e.g., IMO, USAMO, Putnam, or IOI).
Pay
$164,000 - $252,000 (USD) (base salary); $550,000 – $1,100,000 (USD) (total compensation)
Tools
Gemini
AI focus
Build software-engineering evaluation tasks for Gemini, assess model weaknesses, and develop data and pipelines to improve the model.
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