What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Applied AI Engineering position at Google DeepMind?
Snapshot
We are seeking a Manager, Applied AI to lead the development and deployment of novel applications, leveraging Google’s generative AI models. This role focuses on rapidly developing new features, and working across partner teams to deliver solutions, and maximize impact for Google & top Google customers. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world products, and demonstrating the capabilities of latest generation models. We are looking for a manager with a strong track record of building and shipping software, and leading engineering teams, ideally with some experience in early-stage environments, where you may have contributed to scaling products from initial concept to production. The ideal candidate will be motivated by the opportunity to drive product & business impact, and develop strong relationships with research teams.
About Us
Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.
The role
This role requires a strong machine learning foundation and a passion for building and iterating on software products. We are looking for a manager who thrives in fast-paced environments, and has the proven ability to deliver high-quality code & guide a team to success. Experience in end-to-end development is essential, as is the ability to mentor and develop junior engineers. We particularly value experience in early-stage or startup environments, where managers take ownership and drive product development from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
In order to set you up for success as a Manager, Applied AI at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:
Required Skills
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $197,000 - $349,000 bonus equity benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.
Note: In the event your application is successful and an offer of employment is made to you, any offer of employment will be conditional on the results of a background check, performed by a third party acting on our behalf. For more information on how we handle your data, please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.
At Google DeepMind, we value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.
We are seeking a Manager, Applied AI to lead the development and deployment of novel applications, leveraging Google’s generative AI models. This role focuses on rapidly developing new features, and working across partner teams to deliver solutions, and maximize impact for Google & top Google customers. You will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world products, and demonstrating the capabilities of latest generation models. We are looking for a manager with a strong track record of building and shipping software, and leading engineering teams, ideally with some experience in early-stage environments, where you may have contributed to scaling products from initial concept to production. The ideal candidate will be motivated by the opportunity to drive product & business impact, and develop strong relationships with research teams.
About Us
Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.
The role
This role requires a strong machine learning foundation and a passion for building and iterating on software products. We are looking for a manager who thrives in fast-paced environments, and has the proven ability to deliver high-quality code & guide a team to success. Experience in end-to-end development is essential, as is the ability to mentor and develop junior engineers. We particularly value experience in early-stage or startup environments, where managers take ownership and drive product development from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team in the design and development of scalable software applications leveraging generative AI models.
- Guide the team in rapidly developing new features and iterating based on evaluation results.
- Collaborate with researchers and product managers to translate research advancements into tangible product features.
- Oversee the optimization of software performance and ensure the reliability of deployed applications.
- Champion the development of best practices for building and deploying generative AI applications.
- Lead the architecture and development of new products & features from 0 to 1.
- Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Partner with PM team to qualify & size new project opportunities.
In order to set you up for success as a Manager, Applied AI at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C , Java, JavaScript).
- 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
- 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: media generation, reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
- 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and optimizing industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
- Proven experience managing software engineering teams.
- Strong software engineering skills; proficiency in Python.
- Proven experience in developing and shipping software products rapidly.
- Experience evaluating model performance, analyzing results, and implementing improvements.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
- Substantial experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Experience with generative AI research or applications.
- Contributions to open-source projects.
- Experience with front-end development.
- Experience working in, or founding early-stage startups.
- Experience delivering software solutions in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $197,000 - $349,000 bonus equity benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.
Note: In the event your application is successful and an offer of employment is made to you, any offer of employment will be conditional on the results of a background check, performed by a third party acting on our behalf. For more information on how we handle your data, please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.
At Google DeepMind, we value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Salary : $197,000 - $349,000
