Senior Research Engineer, AI Assisted Chip Design, DeepMind
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Mountain View, CA · Posted October 31, 2026
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Where Mountain View, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs45% · of 100
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast45% · of 68
- #1Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast68% · of 68
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast85 / 100 · of 36
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast95 / 100 · of 36
- #2Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$161k · of 35
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- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer and information research scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer and information research scientists: 34% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages. 3 years of experience building and shipping technical products. Experience with the domain area of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLM). 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.