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Meta

AI Research Scientist, MRS Knowledge

$154K–$217K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Experience
6+ years in machine learning research.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; PhD in a related field is also listed.

About the job

Conduct machine learning research to improve recommendation systems and translate research findings into practical improvements to Meta’s AI systems.

What you'll do

  • Design and run original ML research, experiments, and reusable research pipelines.
  • Set research directions, evaluate results, and contribute to publications and open-source efforts.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams, mentor colleagues, and improve evaluation frameworks and benchmarks.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in machine learning research, including hands-on work with deep learning, optimization, generative models, or related core ML areas.
  • Experience developing and publishing novel ML approaches at peer-reviewed venues; designing large-scale ML experiments; and applying core ML research to production systems.
  • Experience communicating research findings and technical trade-offs, collaborating across research and engineering teams, and mentoring researchers or engineers.

Nice to have

  • PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, or a closely related field, with a dissertation focused on a core ML topic.
  • High-impact publications or open-source contributions widely adopted or cited in the ML research community.

Pay

$154,000/year to $217,000/year (base salary)

Tools

PyTorch, TensorFlow

AI focus

Research in machine learning for recommendation systems, including deep learning, generative models, and related core ML areas; the team uses LLMs and generative AI for content understanding, user understanding, retrieval, and ranking.

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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)