Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google Research

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Research is recruiting a Research Scientist to set up large-scale tests, deploy promising ideas, and manage deadlines while applying cutting-edge theories to develop new products and technologies. The role spans machine learning, data mining, NLP, hardware/software performance, and compiler improvements for mobile platforms, with opportunities to publish findings and collaborate worldwide.

Individual pay includes a base in the US market, with a 25% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience and publication track record.
• Experience across multiple teams or projects with research agendas.

Responsibilities

• Author research papers to share findings and impact across the organization and research community.
• Contribute to research growth by reviewing papers, serving on committees, and speaking at events.
• Deliver full projects by defining data structures, framework, design, and evaluation metrics.
• Identify new research areas by engaging collaborators and shaping long-term strategy.
• Address undefined problems by engaging stakeholders to advance Google research.

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
  
• One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 4 years of experience leading multiple research efforts and influencing research direction.
  
• 2 years of coding experience.
  

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.

Google Research is building the next generation of intelligent systems for all Google products. To achieve this, we’re working on projects that utilize the latest computer science techniques developed by skilled software developers and research scientists. Google Research teams collaborate closely with other teams across Google, maintaining the flexibility and versatility required to adapt new projects and foci that meet the demands of the world's fast-paced business needs.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + 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.
  
• Contribute to research growth by sharing research trends and best practices within the community by reviewing academic papers, serving on program committees and grant panels, speaking at Google events or research conferences, or organizing research conferences and visioning activities.
  
• Deliver full projects 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. Own long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research.
  
• Identify undefined problems in existing technology and engage stakeholders and leaders to address them.