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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