Principal Multimodal LLM Research Scientist, XR

Google Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google's Android XR team is seeking a Principal Multimodal LLM Research Scientist to lead research defining the future of spatial intelligence. You will direct a team to advance deep learning, pre-training, and multimodal understanding for XR products, enabling natural, context-aware interactions in real world and virtual environments.

The role involves publishing in leading conferences, mentoring researchers, and translating breakthroughs into scalable strategies for consumer-facing hardware,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, AI, Physics) or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in deep learning research, with a focus on multimodal or language models.
• Experience leading research teams and delivering technological innovations.
• Experience with modern deep learning frameworks and distributed training on clusters.

Responsibilities

• Lead a research agenda focused on state-of-the-art multimodal pre-training, architecture design, and novel deep learning techniques for spatial computing.
• Develop groundbreaking models that integrate vision, audio, and sensor data to provide a unified understanding of the physical world.
• Publish original research in machine learning and computer vision conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML) to advance the field and represent Google's leadership.
• Translate fundamental research breakthroughs into scalable technical strategies for the Android XR product organization.
• Mentor research scientists and engineers, providing technical direction and fostering an environment of high-impact innovation.

Skills

Deep learning

Multimodal AI

Research leadership

Distributed training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/AI/Physics or equivalent

PhD in CS/ML or related field

Job description

Google's Android XR team is seeking a Principal Multimodal LLM Research Scientist to lead research defining the future of spatial intelligence. You will direct a team to advance deep learning, pre-training, and multimodal understanding for XR products, enabling natural, context-aware interactions in real world and virtual environments.

The role involves publishing in leading conferences, mentoring researchers, and translating breakthroughs into scalable strategies for consumer-facing hardware,