We are looking for Research scientists to join the Central Applied Science team. We are an interdisciplinary research engineering team focused on developing high-impact central scientific solutions that are broadly applicable across Meta. By applying your research, engineering and scientific expertise, you will be empowered to drive impact across a range of products, infrastructure and company operations. Individuals in this role are expected to have expertise and publications within research areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, causal inference and experimentation. Experience building data-driven products and forming research frameworks to solve challenging, real-world problems.
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 analyses to partners
• Work both independently and collaboratively with other scientists, engineers, and product managers to accomplish complex tasks that deliver demonstrable value
• Actively identify new opportunities within Meta's long term roadmap for applied scientific contributions
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 a relevant field + 9 months programming experience in a relevant language
• A PhD in the field of Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with empirical research and answering questions with data
• Experience developing algorithms in languages such as Python, C, C++ or Java
• Experience analyzing datasets using languages such as Python
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience analyzing large datasets using tools like Presto, Hive or Spark
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, KDD, EC, or similar
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment, leading complex projects from project ideation to production launch
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and different perspectives to determine a path forward
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
