Meta
Research Scientist, Systems ML - HW/SW Co-Design
$184K–$257K
Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of industry experience (or equivalent).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; another listed qualification specifies a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Research Scientist shaping Meta’s MTIA accelerator architecture by analyzing production ML workloads, modeling hardware performance, and guiding pre-silicon design decisions.
What you'll do
- Translate production ML workload insights into accelerator architecture decisions and evaluate performance, power, and cost trade-offs.
- Build models, benchmarks, and tooling for architecture comparisons and pre-silicon decisions.
- Lead cross-team initiatives, establish evaluation methods, and mentor colleagues.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of industry experience (or equivalent).
- Experience in hardware/software co-design, AI accelerator architecture, ML systems, high-performance computing, or performance modeling; and experience with PPA trade-offs.
- Experience contributing to at least one silicon tapeout, from architectural exploration through pre-silicon validation.
- Understanding of modern ML workloads and how architecture choices affect performance at scale.
Nice to have
- PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Published research at top venues (ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, ASPLOS, MLSys) or equivalent industry contributions.
Pay
$183,997/year to $257,000/year USD base salary; bonus and equity amounts not stated
Tools
MTIA, ML, large language models, generative AI, PyTorch, networking
AI focus
Co-design AI accelerators for production ML workloads, including large language models, recommendation systems, and generative AI; the posting also mentions AI skill development, AI tools, and responsible AI practices.
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