Senior Software Engineer, RTL Optimization, DeepMind — Google Switzerland
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
Minimum qualifications
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).
- Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Your responsibilities will include everything from creating systems for agent testing using 2D and 3D games to developing test problems within physics simulators.
- You will create graphical visualization of results, build competitive agent leaderboards and test new algorithms on robots.
- 5 of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
- We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities will include everything from creating systems for agent testing using 2D and 3D games to developing test problems within physics simulators.
- You will create graphical visualization of results, build competitive agent leaderboards and test new algorithms on robots.
- To succeed in this role you will need to have a strong foundation in software engineering and enjoy working on a wide range of challenging problems within a mission-driven team.
- At DeepMind, you’ll have the opportunity to revolutionise AI by applying AI to chip design.
- We develop research breakthroughs that impact all aspects of the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) process, to significantly reduce the time to market of Google’s products and services.
- 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 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.
- Design, develop, and optimize software tools to improve the quality of generated RTL and accelerate the execution of hardware compilation and EDA tools.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
What the company offers
- We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.
Additional details
- Familiarity with hardware EDA tools.
- Central to this mission is the complex task of measuring the intelligence of our prototypes.
Notes and original content
- About the job
- Responsibilities
Questions about this listing
What salary does Google Switzerland offer for this role?
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Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Google Switzerland offer?
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