The MRS AI Knowledge team is at the forefront of innovation in content understanding, user understanding, retrieval, and ranking. As a key driver of Meta's app growth, we are committed to revolutionizing recommendation systems by leveraging the latest advancements in AI, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI. We're dedicated to pushing the boundaries of recommendation systems to deliver user experiences across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and more.AI Research Scientist - MRS AI Responsibilities

Collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in large language model research
Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, developing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts
Help identify long-term research goals as well as intermediate milestones
Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development

Minimum Qualifications

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field
1+ year(s) of industry work experience with an emphasis on AI Research in natural language understanding, machine learning, deep learning, or related fields
Experience with language model training (ie. LLMs) or related ML/AI model training
Experience working with machine learning libraries like Pytorch, Tensorflow, etc
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience focused in multimodal models, reinforcement learning, and/or reasoning
Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences such as ICASSP, INTERSPEECH, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or similar
Experience taking ideas from research to production
Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and different perspectives to determine a path forward
Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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