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Research Scientist Tech Lead, Google Translate

Bangalore, India

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.
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience leading and mentoring junior researchers.
  • Experience developing with Large Language Models.
  • Proficiency in Python and one machine learning platform.
  • Track record of publication in venues of original research in machine translation or closely related fields, or equivalent unpublished research with proven impact on product development.

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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.

Machine Translation is foundational to Google's mission of making information universally accessible and useful. The Google Translate team provides machine translation for nearly all of Google's services and users, covering 134 languages and serving translations daily.

Translate's research team studies the most important open questions in the field of machine translation that are relevant to Google products. The team's results are regularly published in venues around the world. Through close collaboration with Translate's product and platform teams, research work has rapid impact on Google Translate and on all of Google's products.

Responsibilities

  • Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across organizations 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.

Client-provided location(s): Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job ID: Google-111987265976050374
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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