Research Scientist - Meta

Summary:

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.

Required Skills:

Research Scientist Responsibilities:

1. Develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, regression, and rules-based models.

2. Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create effective feature roadmap.

3. Code deliverables in tandem with the engineering team.

4. Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments including distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU.

5. 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:

Minimum Qualifications:

6. PhD degree in Computer Science, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field. Foreign degree equivalent accepted.

7. Completion of one graduate-level course, one research project, or one internship involving the following skills:

8. 1. Algorithms, data structures, or systems software

9. 2. Solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

10. 3. Gathering, manipulating, and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources

11. 4. Communicating complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

12. 5. Research in topics related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and computer vision

13. 6. Research that enables learning the semantics of data, including images, video, text, and audio, and advances the technology of intelligent machines

14. 7. Devising better data-driven models of human behavior

15. 8. Developing highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, statistics, regression, rules-based models, and mathematical models

16. 9. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python.

Public Compensation:

$189,473/year to $200,200/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.