Meta
AI Research Scientist, MRS Knowledge
$122K–$181K
Menlo Park, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA
New York, NY - Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment by hire and maintain it during employment.
About the job
Conducts research and develops machine learning models, especially large language models, for content understanding, retrieval, ranking, and personalized recommendations across Meta products.
What you'll do
- Conduct and contribute to research advancing large language models, including designing experiments, running evaluations, and organizing results.
- Contribute to publications and open-source efforts, and help define research goals and milestones.
- Prioritize research applicable to Meta product development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; degree must be completed before joining.
- PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience applying reinforcement learning techniques to production-scale systems and experience with ranking, recommendation, or auction systems.
- Cross-functional teamwork and communication experience; demonstrated research results and work bridging academic research with real-world applications.
Pay
$122,000/year to $181,000/year (base salary)
Tools
large language models, reinforcement learning
AI focus
Research and develop machine learning models, particularly large language models, for content and user understanding, retrieval, ranking, and recommendations.
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