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Research Scientist – Central Applied Science

Research Scientist – Central Applied Science

CompanyMeta
LocationMenlo Park, CA, USA
Salary$70.67 – $208000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • PhD in computer science, statistics or a related field
  • Publications in Machine Learning, AI, computer science, statistics, data science, or related technical fields
  • Experience analyzing datasets using languages like Python or R
  • Experience using machine learning and deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
  • Experience developing algorithms in languages like Python, C, C++ or Java
  • Experience analyzing large datasets using tools like Presto, Hive or Spark
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Responsibilities

  • Work with vast amounts of data, generate research questions that push the state-of-the-art, and build data-driven products.
  • Develop novel quantitative methods on top of Meta’s unparalleled data infrastructure.
  • Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.
  • Communicate best practices in quantitative analysis to partners.
  • Work both independently and collaboratively with other scientists, engineers, UX researchers, and product managers to accomplish complex tasks that deliver demonstrable value to Meta’s community of over 3.8 billion users.
  • Actively identify new opportunities within Meta’s long term roadmap for data science contributions.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.