Research Scientist

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.Research Scientist Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, regression, and rules-based models.
• Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create effective feature roadmap.
• Code deliverables in tandem with the engineering team.
• Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments including distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU.
• Help build machine learning systems behind Meta's products, create web applications that reach millions of people, build high volume servers and be apart of a team that is working to help connect people around the globe.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field. Foreign degree equivalent accepted.
• Completion of one graduate-level course, one research project, or one internship involving the following skills:
• 1. Algorithms, data structures, or systems software
• 2. Solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
• 3. Gathering, manipulating, and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
• 4. Communicating complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
• 5. Research in topics related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and computer vision
• 6. Research that enables learning the semantics of data, including images, video, text, and audio, and advances the technology of intelligent machines
• 7. Devising better data-driven models of human behavior
• 8. Developing highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, statistics, regression, rules-based models, and mathematical models
• 9. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python.

LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com. $189,473/year to $200,200/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base salary, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.