AI Research Associate — Fresher / Trainee (Google, Pune 2026)

About the role

Entry-level AI Research Associate opportunities for freshers in Pune (Google and peers) — eligibility, in-demand skills (Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, research methods), prep and how to apply.

<p><strong>Pune, 2026</strong> — Google is a global product company with major India engineering and AI teams. This alert covers fresher / entry-level <strong>AI Research Associate</strong> opportunities in Pune, Maharashtra for 2024–2026 graduates. In this role you would support applied-AI research — experiments, evaluations and prototyping new methods. Always confirm the current opening and apply on the official careers page below.</p>

<h2>About the role</h2> <p>As an entry-level AI Research Associate at a company like Google, you would support applied-AI research — experiments, evaluations and prototyping new methods, working alongside senior engineers and data scientists. AI, Generative AI and Agentic AI are among the fastest-growing hiring tracks in India in 2026, and Pune is an active market across GCCs, product companies and services firms.</p>

<h2>Eligibility</h2> <ul> <li>B.Tech / B.E / MCA / M.Sc (CSE, IT, ECE, Data Science or related) — 2024, 2025 or 2026 batch.</li> <li>Solid Python and fundamentals of machine learning / AI.</li> <li>A portfolio project is the single biggest differentiator for freshers.</li> </ul>

<h2>Skills that get shortlisted</h2> <p>Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, research methods, PyTorch, literature review.</p>

<h2>How to prepare &amp; apply</h2> <p>Reproduce a paper’s result and write up what you learned. Our <a href="/courses/ai-genai-agentic-ai-training-hyderabad/">AI, GenAI &amp; Agentic AI training in Hyderabad</a> is built around exactly these portfolio projects, the <a href="/programs/fde-forward-deployed-engineer-course/">FDE PRO Forward Deployed Engineer course</a> goes deeper on production AI, and the <a href="/blog/ai-ml-engineer-career-path-2026-roadmap-hyderabad-zero-to-25-lpa/">AI/ML Engineer career roadmap</a> covers the full path. Apply on the official careers page: <a href="https://careers.google.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Google Careers</a>. See more roles on the <a href="/jobs/">Cloudsoft jobs board</a>.</p>

<p><em>This is an informational hiring alert, not a confirmed single-company job posting. Eligibility, the live opening and compensation must be verified on the employer’s official careers page before applying. Salary shown is an indicative market range for freshers and is not guaranteed.</em></p>