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Alphabet · Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google Cloud AI Research

Sunnyvale, CA, USASenior individual contributorResearch & Science

Listed on Alphabet’s official careers site. Listed as of October 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.

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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. Coding experience in Python, JavaScript, R, Java, or C++.

Preferred qualifications

4 years of experience 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 AI and Infrastructure team works on the world’s toughest problems, redefining what’s possible and the possible easy. We empower Google customers by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity.

Our customers include Googlers, Googler Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We’re at the center of amazing work at Google by being the “flywheel” that enables our advanced AI models, delivers computing power across global services, and offers platforms that developers use to build services. In AI and Infrastructure, we shape the future of hyperscale computing by inventing and creating world-leading future technology, and drive global impact by contributing to Google infrastructure, from software to hardware (including building Vertex AI for Google Cloud).

We work on complex technologies at a global scale with key players in the AI and systems space. Join a team of talented individuals who not only work together to keep data centers operating efficiently but also create a legacy of driving innovation by building some of the most complex systems technologies. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US

$262000 - $365000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google .

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