Research Scientist, AQUA
Google DeepMind is seeking a Research Scientist for the AQUA team in Bangalore to advance autonomous agents through reinforcement learning and ML optimization. The role involves conducting cutting-edge research on large language models (LLMs) to develop more capable and robust agents. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and evaluating models, pushing state-of-the-art RL methods, and collaborating on ambitious research goals.
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 Agents team at Google DeepMind India is driven by the mission of developing foundational capabilities in Large Models towards realizing AGI. We focus on uncovering emergent agentic behaviors through novel reinforcement learning algorithms run at scale. We also apply our research advances to Gemini and critical product launches in Google, touching the lives of hundreds of millions of users, and we are looking forward to doing more!
We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Research Scientist to join our team in Bangalore, focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in autonomous agents through reinforcement learning and ML optimization methods. You will conduct cutting-edge research on large language models (LLMs), focusing on the development of more capable, robust autonomous agents.
Research Scientists at Google DeepMind lead our efforts in developing novel algorithmic architecture towards the end goal of solving and building Artificial General Intelligence.
Having pioneered research in the world's leading academic and industrial labs in PhDs, post-docs or professorships, Research Scientists join Google DeepMind to work collaboratively within and across Research fields. They develop solutions to fundamental questions in machine learning and AI.
You are a passionate and talented researcher with a strong foundation and a proven ability to conduct impactful research in AI. You embrace change and thrive under ambiguity. You have a collaborative mindset and are excited to work as part of a team to tackle ambitious research challenges. You are passionate about seeing your research translated into real-world products that improve the lives of users and are eager to work in an environment where research has a direct path to product impact. You are eager to see your research contribute to real-world applications and are driven by a desire to create positive change through AI.
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Posted May 26, 2026