Senior Research Scientist, Sensor Technology
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Mountain View, CA · Posted October 19, 2026
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Where Mountain View, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs45% · of 100
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast45% · of 71
- #1Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast68% · of 71
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast85 / 100 · of 39
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast96 / 100 · of 39
- #2Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$161k · of 35
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 52 open senior research scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $114,500 to $220,500 and the median is $178,000.
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About the job
Minimum qualifications: PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience working in machine learning research, embedded signal processing, or applied algorithm development for consumer electronics, devices and services, or medical devices. 3 years of experience in technical leadership, guiding research strategy, ML architecture, or algorithmic development for shipping products. One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories (such as CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.).