Google DeepMind will pay ‘very good vibe coders’ up to $1.1 million, no degree needed
Google DeepMind is hiring engineers for Polaris, a new team that builds hand-crafted tests to measure Gemini's software engineering skills. Total compensation ranges from $550,000 to $1.1 million, and no degree is required. Tamay Besiroglu, whose team runs the interviews, says the company wants people who are smart and can solve hard problems. Experience with AI coding agents helps, and there are…
Google DeepMind is hiring engineers for Polaris, a new team responsible for building tests to evaluate the performance of Gemini in software engineering tasks. The compensation package ranges from $550,000 to $1.1 million annually, with no degree requirement. Tamay Besiroglu, a co-founder of Epoch AI and now working on data at Google DeepMind, emphasized that the hiring process focuses on intelligence and the ability to solve complex problems, rather than a specific degree or experience.
Polaris engineers are tasked with designing individual tests, which typically take about a week to complete, including the creation of a prompt for Gemini and a grader or rubric to assess its results. The role, listed as Research Engineer and based in Mountain View, California, also involves developing Gemini's training data and evaluation methods.
While the job ad mentions software development experience and familiarity with AI coding tools, Besiroglu clarified that non-engineers are welcome to apply if they are "very good" at coding, and the team does not rely on LeetCode questions during the interview process.
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