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Nikhil Dhawan

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Senior Research Engineer, GenAI at Google DeepMind
📍 New York, New York, United States

Nikhil is a Senior Research Engineer at Google DeepMind, where he is a core contributor to improving the Gemini models coding and software engineering capabilities. A Cornell University computer science graduate, he previously worked as a software engineer at Microsofts Azure Compute division.

His academic work has focused on the intersection of human and computer interaction. His research on collaborative design using tangible user interfaces was recognized with a Best Paper award, highlighting a foundational interest in how people and technology can work together creatively.

Unique fact: Before focusing on AI, Nikhil co-invented and was granted a patent for a method related to sulfur-containing nanoparticles.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Research Engineer, GenAI
Job Level
Middle
Location
New York, New York, United States
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AI for Coding
His entire career at Google has focused on training large language models to write code, from AIDA to his current work on Gemini Code.
Reinforcement Learning
He leads projects developing "reinforcement learning recipes" to enhance Gemini's coding abilities, indicating deep expertise in this specific training method.
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Work history

10-2025
Senior Research Engineer, GenAI
Google DeepMind
2-2025 - 10-2025
Research Engineer, GenAI
Google DeepMind
8-2024 - 2-2025
Research Engineer, Google Labs
Google
11-2021 - 8-2024
Software Engineer
Google
3-2020 - 11-2021
Software Engineer, Azure Compute
Microsoft
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Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Science - BS
Cornell University
9-2011 - 6-2015
Salutatorian
Spackenkill High School
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