Software Engineer, Accelerators Software/Hardware Co-design, DeepMind

Google

Mountain View, California, United States · San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$174,000–$252,000Posted Oct 20, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or

equivalent practical experience.

  • Experience in software development using Python and C++.
  • Experience with Machine Learning (ML) hardware accelerators and ML inference

software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 2 years of experience with hardware accelerators, including architecture,

software/hardware co-design, and performance optimization.

  • 2 years of experience with collaborative, hyper-scaler software development

and engineering best practices.

  • Experience scoping, planning, and executing projects towards team goals in

ambiguous environments.

ABOUT THE JOB:

We are building a next-generation compute platform for cutting-edge AI inference

workloads, with an emphasis on innovative memory technologies, hardware

acceleration, and software/hardware codesign.

At Google DeepMind you’ll be joining our team of scientists and engineers who

are directly impacting the future of machine learning for Google and industry.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative

inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional

interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex

global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of

users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific

discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Collaborate with product teams to design, implement, and prototype novel

software algorithms.

  • Oversee software/hardware codesign, kernel optimization, performance

benchmarking and optimization.

  • Collect insights to influence future software and hardware design and the

technology roadmap.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and prototype software algorithms in collaboration with product teams
  • Lead software/hardware co-design, kernel optimization, benchmarking, and performance optimization
  • Gather insights to inform future software and hardware design and the technology roadmap

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience developing software in Python and C++
  • Experience with machine learning hardware accelerators and inference software
  • Preferred: PhD in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field
  • Preferred: 2 years of experience with hardware accelerators, architecture, software/hardware co-design, and performance optimization
  • Preferred: 2 years of experience with collaborative, hyperscaler software development and engineering best practices
  • Experience planning and executing projects toward team goals in ambiguous environments

Benefits

  • 15% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonC++Machine LearningDeep LearningCUDAPerformance OptimizationSystems EngineeringModel ServingModel DeploymentPerformance Testing

About Google

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