Staff Research Scientist, Google Cloud AI Research

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

Google is seeking a Research Scientist to advance AI research across real-world applications, setup large-scale tests, and deploy promising ideas quickly, broadly, and responsibly. You will design architectures and prototypes while collaborating with internal teams and universities to push the state-of-the-art in machine learning, data mining, NLP, and related areas.

You'll publish findings to the wider community and contribute to Google Cloud AI Research, helping translate research into

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of research agenda experience across multiple teams or projects.
• At least one scientific publication submission to conferences, journals, or public repositories.
• Coding experience in Python, JavaScript, R, Java, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Author and publish research results to influence the organization and the broader research community.
• Lead and review research trends, coordinate with internal teams and external committees.
• Deliver large project components by defining data structures, frameworks, design, and evaluation metrics.
• Identify new research areas and develop long-term strategy with external and internal partners.
• Engage stakeholders to address complex problems and drive research direction.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

R

Java

C++

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Publications or conference submissions

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• PhD 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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.