[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Alphabet jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Alphabet · Sunnyvale, CA # Principal Scientist, Cloud AI Research Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more Senior individual contributor Research & Science Listed on Alphabet’s official careers site. Listed as of October 23, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/138756777804997318-principal-scientist-cloud-ai-research) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Alphabet](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) / Principal Scientist, Cloud AI Research ## Job description info_outline About the job As Principal Scientist, you will serve as the recognized technical leader within our strategic research areas. You will be responsible for driving our current and future research roadmap with regard to agentic AI platforms and design. You will have the autonomy to decide how to prioritize research into agentic platforms, maintaining a portfolio of research projects that are driven by product innovation, fundamental research, and infrastructure goals. In this role, you will lead large-scale efforts by identifying future work, questioning traditional lines of thought, and synthesizing assets from various research areas to drive Google in new product or technology directions. By bridging the gap between advanced research and product development, you will help unlock high-impact vertical agents—such as AI planners, forecasters, and engineers—and horizontal agents that scale enterprise efficiency. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. ### US $307000 - $427000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 23, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 23, 2026 - Listed for: Under a day - Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more[Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/138756777804997318-principal-scientist-cloud-ai-research) ## More jobs at Alphabet ### [Customer Engineer III, Platform, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Google Cloud, West Coast](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/f976670ed307733c69ed/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more ### [Director, Business Planning and Monetization](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/a50ac182252245929fda/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more ### [Group Narrative Product Marketing Manager, Google Cloud AI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/0080e6dc372a360295af/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more ### [Product Marketing Manager, Google Kubernetes Engine](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/43177d7ec00f9f9bcd69/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more ### [Product Strategy and Operations Lead, AI and Infrastructure](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/13e0e399f8bdedf2216b/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA +1 more ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Research Scientist 2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/humana/jobs/ec75b9eedca849c2c7ce/) Humana · Remote, Nationwide ### [Senior Research Scientist - Bioanalytical LCMS Research and Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/e9e321eedbccee5ebefa/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Richmond, Virginia, United States of America ### [Research Scientist - E2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/428dcbbf358b2086a059/) Lockheed Martin · Louisville, CO ### [Data Scientist, Operations Research](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cardinal-health/jobs/ce82441f816d003d13aa/) Cardinal Health · International ### [Research Scientist - E2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/3a6f034bd7cf9918f9ec/) Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth, TX OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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