Meta is seeking a research scientist for its Ranking & AI Research team, focusing on innovative approaches to recommender systems inspired by large language models. The role involves shaping the future of technology and business at Meta, particularly in the realm of artificial general intelligence and monetization strategies.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a relevant technical field
• 3+ years of industry research experience in LLM/NLP, computer vision, or related AI/ML model training
• Experience as a technical lead on a team and/or leading complex technical projects from end-to-end
• Publications at peer-reviewed conferences (e.g. ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, KDD, CVPR, ICCV, ACL)
• Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

• Extracting meaningful signals from both 1st-party and 3rd-party data sources
• Advancing representation learning
• Scaling solutions to efficiently process hundreds of billions of data points
• Driving continuous algorithmic innovation
• Seamlessly productionizing research breakthroughs all while optimizing serving costs

• Employees at Meta are often offered comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, mental-health resources, family planning support (fertility, adoption, surrogacy), and caregiving programs. Financial benefits typically include a competitive retirement plan, equity awards, life insurance, and access to financial coaching and legal support. Time-off benefits commonly feature generous PTO and holidays, unlimited sick time, various paid leaves, flexible “Global Travel Days,” and a 30-day paid break every five years.