Research Scientist – Central Applied Science

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

4d•$88 - $257,000

About The Position

We’re looking for applied scientists with substantial industry experience to join the Central Applied Science team. Central Applied Science is home to experts from many scientific fields, partnering across the company to deliver research and innovation that fundamentally contribute to Meta's success. You will be empowered to leverage your expertise and drive impact across a range of products, infrastructure and company operations. Individuals in this role are expected to perform well in a research engineering capacity and hold publications within research areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, operations research, causal inference and experimentation. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building data-driven products and forming research frameworks to solve challenging, real-world problems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
PhD in computer science, statistics, operations research or a related field
4+ years of industry experience in an applied R&D capacity or similar function
Publications in Machine Learning, AI, computer science, statistics, data science, or related technical fields
Experience analyzing datasets using languages such as Python
Experience using machine learning and deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
Experience developing algorithms in languages such as Python, C, C++ or Java
Experience analyzing large datasets using tools such as 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, 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 for scientific tooling and systems to yield outsized impact, inline with Central Applied Science's role and mission within Meta