Senior Research Scientist, Google Cloud AI Research
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of
experience leading a research agenda. One or more scientific
publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public
repositories. Coding experience in Python, JavaScript, R, Java, or
C++. Preferred qualifications: 2 years of coding experience in
Python, JavaScript, R, Java, or C++. 1 year of experience leading
research efforts and influencing other researchers. About the job
As an organization, Google maintains a portfolio of research
projects driven by fundamental research, new product innovation,
product contribution and infrastructure goals, while providing
individuals and teams the freedom to emphasize specific types of
work. As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and
deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and
deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and
improved products, processes, or technologies. From creating
experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new
architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems
that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and
deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware
and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile
platforms, as well as core search and much more. As a Research
Scientist, you'll also actively contribute to the wider research
community by sharing and publishing your findings, with ideas
inspired by internal projects as well as from collaborations with
research programs at partner universities and technical institutes
all over the world. The Google Cloud AI Research team addresses AI
challenges motivated by Google Cloud’s mission of bringing AI to
tech, healthcare, finance, retail and many other industries. We
work on a range of unique problems focused on research topics that
maximize scientific and real-world impact, aiming to push the
state-of-the-art in AI and share findings with the broader research
community. We also collaborate with product teams to bring
innovations to real-world impact that benefits our customers. The
US base salary range for this full-time position is
$174,000-$252,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are
determined by role, level, and location. Within the range,
individual pay is determined by work location and additional
factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant
education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the
specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring
process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US
role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Author research papers to share and generate
impact of research results across function and in the research
community. Help in growing research business by sharing research
trends and best practices within the community. Drive project work
by defining the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation
metrics for research solution development and implementation.
Identify timelines and obtain resources needed. Identify new and
upcoming research areas by interacting with potential external and
internal collaborators. Help in developing long-term research
strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research.
Identify defined problems/gaps in existing technology and engage
stakeholders and leaders to address them.
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