Software Engineering - Sys ML Engineer - US - IC5

Meta • Menlo Park, CA

90d • $70 - $208,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, a research organization committed to advancing the field of artificial intelligence. We are seeking individuals who are passionate in solving engineering challenges in developing new algorithms and software to accelerate our progress towards advanced machine intelligence. Candidates will have an opportunity to make fundamental contributions on understanding and improving the societal and economic impact of AI and apply their ideas at an unprecedented scale. Some aspects of this role require algorithms design and experimentation, implementation and deployment, especially at the interface of frontier models and society.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or 2+ years of equivalent domain-specific industry experience
• Experience with Python, C or C++ or other related languages and with the PyTorch framework
• Development experience in training large-scale AI models and performance evaluation, and familiarity with model architectures such as Large Language Models, Transformers, and Recommender Systems
• Experience in 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
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• 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 to be completed prior to joining Meta

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D in computer science, applied mathematics, or related fields
• Familiarity with PT2 technologies, Triton, MLIR, or experiences working inside PyTorch
• Expert knowledge in GPU performance and authoring high-performance CUDA kernels
• Research and software engineer experience demonstrated via fellowships, patents, internships, or coding competitions
• First-authored publications at peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, MLSys, ASPLOS, PLDI, CGO, PACT, ICML, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Carry out cutting-edge research to advance the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Contribute research that leads to innovations in: alignment, security and safety, particularly in the context of AI agents
• Devise rigorous engineering and data-driven approaches for efficient training of AI models and algorithms implementation
• Collaborate with research scientists and cross-functional partners in a team environment
• Publish research results and contribute to research that impacts Meta product development
• Open source high quality code and produce reproducible research

Benefits

• $70.67/hour to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
• Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree