Linguistic Engineering Manager

Meta is seeking a Linguistic Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of linguistic engineers in designing and developing datasets, models, and representations across languages, knowledge, and evaluation systems that drive our AI multimodal assistant. You will communicate a mission and strategy for your team, aligned with organizational objectives and key business outcomes. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will drive the development of innovative solutions, leveraging experience in dataset creation/collection, evaluation methodologies, and model enhancements to advance AI products, including Large Language Models. A key aspect of this role is leadership and talent development, fostering an environment of collaboration and guiding team members to success.Linguistic Engineering Manager Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive Linguistic Engineering roadmap, aligning with organizational AI objectives and deliverables

Strategically plan and implement technical initiatives to advance AI voice assistants programs

Drive projects from conceptualization through launch and beyond with continual improvement and support

Drive advancements in conversational AI systems across the full AI-Assistant stack

Communicate complex technical information, changes, risks, and results with utmost clarity to executive leadership, stakeholders, and partners

Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and team staffing to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects

Partner with project stakeholders and collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams

Provide technical and scientific guidance to team members and partners, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing

Mentor the growth of linguists and managers to amplify their contributions

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering or equivalent experience

8+ years of work experience as data scientist, software engineer, computational linguist or in a similar role

3+ years of experience directly managing a team of data scientists, software engineers, or computational linguists or similar

Experience with programming and data analysis with languages and platforms such as Python, Jupyter, and SQL

Experience in shipping and evaluating AI/ML-based products

Experience with text analysis, scripting, relational database, No SQL databases or similar

Experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management

Demonstrated experience collaborating with other internal and external teams

Experience shipping multiple products across various platforms

Familiarity with version control, unit tests, and other programming best practices

5+ years of relevant industry experience managing technical teams as part of a consumer-facing application

Master’s or PhD with a specialization in Computational Linguistics, AI, speech programs, natural language processing, or machine learning, or related fields

5+ years of experience directly managing a technical team

Experience with larger scripting projects that involve combining language data from different sources, computing complex metrics over large datasets, etc

Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between data and large language models

10+ years of work experience as data scientist/software engineer/computational linguist, with experience in conversational AI, conducting scaled experiments and evaluations tied to product/user experience improvements

Proficiency in additional languages

Experience designing and conducting data experiments

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.
155.000 $/year to 215.000 $/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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