Staff Research Scientist, Google Cloud AI Research
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of
experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
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
experience in coding and leading multiple research efforts and
influencing research direction. 2 years of coding experience in
Python, JavaScript, R, Java, or C++. 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
$207,000-$300,000 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 organization and in the research
community. Assist in research growth by sharing research trends and
best practices within the community by reviewing academic papers,
and serving on program committees and grant panels. Deliver on
large portions of a project 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.
Develop long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact
of Google research. Identify complex but defined problems/gaps in
existing technology and engage stakeholders and leaders to address
them.
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