Location
New York City, NY
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/29/2026
Compensation
$177,000 - $247,000 a year
Job description
As a Data Scientist at Meta, you will work within the Ranking AI team to advance and deploy state-of-the-art Recommendation Systems AI for the Ads stack. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional partners to solve product development challenges using data and analysis. You will influence product strategy and investment decisions while focusing on delivering measurable impact. The position emphasizes the translation of research into production, ensuring that products provide value to users and businesses.
Requirements
- A minimum of 6 years of work experience in analytics, with at least 4 years of experience if holding a Ph.D.
- Experience with data querying languages such as SQL, scripting languages like Python, and statistical or mathematical software such as R.
Responsibilities
- Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches.
- Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for products.
- Identify and measure the success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics.
- Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, driving roadmaps through insights and recommendations.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions.
Benefits
- 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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Meta Platforms Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
219
FY2026
Approval rate
98.3%
FY2026
LCA certified
6,606
FY2026
Entry-level share
1.9%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-86%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-27%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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