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Research Engineer - Core ML - FB Search Team

Meta.com

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Menlo Park, CA

Full Time

Meta is seeking a Research ML engineer to join our Facebook Search team. We are part of a multi-year investment in a modern search experience across Instagram & Facebook that is complementary to our recommendation strategy. We are building search systems on a foundation of state-of-the-art AI technology, and re-engineering core components of Search like query and document understanding; query suggestions / autocomplete; building, fine tuning and distilling Large Language Models; and reinforcement learning for language model tuning.Research Engineer - Core ML - FB Search Team Responsibilities

Design methods, tools, and infrastructure to push forward the state of the art in search and recommendation models

Define research goals informed by long-term product roadmaps

Contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, developing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results

Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g. distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)

Work with a large and globally distributed team

Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Research experience in machine learning, deep learning, and/or natural language processing

Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact

Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch

Experience with architectural patterns of large scale software applications

Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Direct experience in Search / Recommendations

First author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL)

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

A PhD in AI, computer science, data science, or related technical fields

Minimum QualificationsPreferred Qualifications 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.
US$70.67/hour to US$208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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Research Engineer - Core ML - FB Search Team

Office

Menlo Park, CA

Full Time

September 17, 2025

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