Research Scientist, Vision Language and Multimodal Modeling

Research Scientist, Vision Language and Multimodal Modeling Join to apply for the Research Scientist, Vision Language and Multimodal Modeling role at Google At Google, we have a vision of empowerment and equitable opportunity for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building reconciliation through Google’s technology, platforms and people and we welcome Indigenous applicants. Please see our Reconciliation Action Plan for more information. Minimum Qualifications PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. One or more scientific publication submissions for conferences, journals, or public repositories (such as CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.). Preferred Qualifications Experience in areas like face anti‑spoofing, biometrics, 3D/2.5D vision, facial landmark/pose estimation. Experience with TensorFlow, Flume, common computer vision libraries/frameworks and Android. Interest to build production systems. Excellent software engineering skills (e.g., C++, Python, data processing, production backend development, etc.). 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 set up 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 will 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. In this role, you will develop models and architectures grounded in foundation models, data‑efficient algorithms, and federated learning. Responsibilities Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across the team and in the research community. Help in growing research business across teams by sharing research trends and best practices within the community. Define the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation under minimal guidance. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed. Identify new and upcoming research areas by interacting with external and internal collaborators. Help in developing research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research with some guidance. Contribute to conducting experiments based on the research question. Develop research prototypes or conduct simulations to further evaluate the impact of research, finalize hypotheses, and refine the research methodology under minimal guidance. 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. Seniority Level: Not Applicable Employment Type: Full‑time Job Function: Information Technology and Engineering Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet #J-18808-Ljbffr