Meta Platforms, Inc. Menlo Park , CA 94026
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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
Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms.
Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.
Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.
Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Minimum Qualifications
Completion of one graduate-level (or higher) 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, or 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 closely related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
6.Performing research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, or other modalities) and advances the technology of intelligent machines
7.Devising better data-driven models of human behavior
8.Adapting standard machine learning methods to best enterprise modern parallel environments: distributed clusters, multicore SMP, or GPU
9.Developing highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, statistics, regression, rules-based models, or mathematical models and
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About 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.
$178,360/year to $200,200/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.
In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Meta Platforms, Inc.